Clark and McCullough

Bobby Clark
BornJune 16, 1888[1]
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 1960(1960-02-12) (aged 71)
New York, New York, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, New York, New York, U.S.
Other namesClark and McCullough
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Paul McCullough
BornMarch 27, 1883
Springfield, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1936(1936-03-25) (aged 52)[2]
Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesClark and McCullough
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Clark and McCullough ad in The Film Daily (1929)

Clark and McCullough were a comedy team consisting of comedians Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s. Bobby Clark was the fast-talking wisecracker with painted-on eyeglasses; Paul McCullough was his easygoing assistant named Blodgett.

Bobby Clark & Paul McCullough, in Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)

The two were childhood friends in Springfield, Ohio, and spent hours practicing tumbling and gymnastics in school. This led to their working as circus performers, then in vaudeville, and finally on Broadway. Their hit show The Ramblers (1926) was adapted as a Wheeler and Woolsey movie comedy, The Cuckoos.[3] Clark and McCullough starred in the George Gershwin musical Strike Up the Band on Broadway in 1930.

  1. ^ "unknown title". Springfield Daily News. Ohio. February 12, 1960. p. 1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference suicide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard (1970). Movie Comedy Teams. New York City, New York: Signet Books. p. 88. ISBN 0-451-04453-3.