Jefferson De Angelis | |
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Born |
Thomas Jefferson De Angelis November 30, 1859 San Francisco, California |
Died | March 20, 1933 Orange, New Jersey, Essex County |
Other names | "Jeff" |
Occupation | actor |
Years active | 1870-1930 |
Spouse(s) | Florence Conliffe Charlotte Elliott |
Jefferson De Angelis (November 30, 1859 – March 20, 1933) born Thomas Jefferson De Angelis in San Francisco was a 19th-20th century stage actor who specialized in comedy and acrobatic clowning and who achieved fame in vaudeville and on Broadway. He was also a stage director and producer. He began in Baltimore at age 10. Near the end of his life he appeared in the hit 1927 Broadway play The Royal Family by Edna Ferber. He sporadically appeared in silent films, mostly shorts. De Angelis wrote his autobiography in 1931 titled A Vagabond Trouper with Alvin E. Harlow.
Jefferson de Angelis in The Emerald Isle - 1902
Jefferson de Angelis in an unknown role
Jefferson de Angelis in "The Beauty Spot," 1911.