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Bert Lahr – photos and quotes

“After The Wizard of Oz, I was typecast as a lion, and there aren’t all that many parts for lions.” — Bert Lahr […]

“Bootleggers are as common as whiskers in Russia. Seems that we’ll have to give ’em tags so they’ll not be bothering one […]

“You can’t be funny without a funny situation. Give an ordinary player funny lines and a ludicrous situation and he or she […]

“I’ve been in this game long enough to realize there’s no such thing as a new quip….The object is to make a […]

“Diction! Say! That’s the thing that’s ruined more stars than made ’em. Diction! That’s what’s wrong with half the old-timers. They started […]

Silent film comedian Sidney Smith (often billed as Sid Smith) reads the Los Angeles Evening Herald while being groomed in a shabby, […]

“I am here again, sadder myself, but, I believe, more capable to make others laugh. It has been a terrible experience I […]

“I was born at La Crosse, Wisconsin, but moved early to Texas, where dad was engaged in the cattle business. After his […]

“Live your life so that whenever you lose it, you’re ahead.” — Will Rogers “Why don’t they pass a constitutional amendment […]

“My humor was never cruel or cynical. I just took life and poked fun at it. We made it so it could […]