Joe Laurie Jr.

Joe Laurie Jr. (February 24, 1892^[1] – April 29, 1954) was an American vaudeville monologist who later performed on radio and on Broadway. He was born in New York City.^[2]

On radio he was one of the comedic panelists on the popular joke-telling series, Can You Top This? with Edward Hastings Ford.^[3] He also portrayed the character of Sniffy on the Mutual daytime drama, We Were Always Young.^[4]

^ "Ancestry Library Edition". search.ancestrylibrary.com.
^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc.; ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2, p. 160.
^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 61.
^ Shradow, Karl. "Mutual's Forgotten Soap Operas", Radio Recall, April 2006.

[1] "Ancestry Library Edition". search.ancestrylibrary.com.

[rs-2] DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc.; ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2, p. 160.

[rp-3] Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 61.

[4] Shradow, Karl. "Mutual's Forgotten Soap Operas", Radio Recall, April 2006.

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