Joe E. Brown: Joe E. Brown. Actor: Some Like It Hot. Joe E. Brown happily claimed that he was the only youngster in show business who ran away from home to join the circus with the blessings of his parents. In 1902, the ten-year-old Brown joined a circus tumbling act called the Five Marvellous Ashtons that toured various circuses and vaudeville theaters. Joe later began adding comedy bits into his vaudeville act and...
Known For: Some Like It Hot (Osgood Fielding III), Show Boat (Cap'n Andy Hawks), It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (Union Official), Around the World in 80 Days (Fort Kearney Station Master)