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James Parrott‌

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James Parrott

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

James Parrott

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1897-08-01

Popularity

star4.9

Biography

From Wikipedia James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase. James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Blanche Thompson Parrott. In 1903, his father died from a heart attack, leaving the family in bad financial shape, which forced them to move in with a relative. Charley Jr. quit school, so he could go to work, in order to support his mother and brother. Eventually the call of the stage beckoned him, and Charley Jr. left home at age 16 to travel the vaudeville circuit as a singer and comedic performer. By the time James had reached his teens, he too, had quit school, and became involved with the street gangs of Baltimore. Later, Charley's connections in the film industry helped get his younger brother established in movies, and he would appear during the 1920s in a series of relatively successful comedies for producer Hal Roach. He was billed first as "Paul Parrott," then "Jimmie Parrott." Approximately 75 comedies were produced from 1921 to 1923, with titles continuing to be released through Pathé until 1926. Frequent co-stars included Marie Mosquini, Jobyna Ralston, Eddie Baker, and Sunshine Sammy. Parrott is probably best known as a comedy director. As "James Parrott," he specialized in the two-reel misadventures of Laurel and Hardy, including the Oscar-winning classic The Music Box, and Helpmates. During the 1930s Parrott had acquired serious drinking and drug problems (his diet medications were really addictive amphetamines) and although still able to direct quality shorts, he had developed a reputation as unreliable. By the mid-1930s his work was spotty: Stan Laurel used him sporadically to contribute gags to the Laurel and Hardy features, and he would direct an Our Gang short in 1934, plus several acceptable entries in Thelma Todd-Patsy Kelly series. By 1937, Parrott was accepting any jobs that came his way. He could no longer be counted on to direct or write, and relied on his brother to support him financially. There was a brief marriage to Ruby Ellen McCoy in 1937, but as his various addictions worsened, so did his state of mind. Parrott died at the age of 41 of heart failure. His brother Charley was devastated, and died 13 months later.

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Big Town Ideas

Big Town Ideas‌
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calendar 1921

Way Out West

Way Out West‌
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calendar 1920

Between Meals

Between Meals‌
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calendar 1926

Shine 'Em Up

Shine 'Em Up‌
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calendar 1922

Paste and Paper

Paste and Paper‌
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calendar 1923

Post No Bills

Post No Bills‌
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calendar 1923

Are Parents Pickles?

Are Parents Pickles?‌
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calendar 1925

An Ozark Romance

An Ozark Romance‌
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calendar 1918

The Uncovered Wagon

The Uncovered Wagon‌
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calendar 1923

Shoot Straight

Shoot Straight‌
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calendar 1923

Blaze Away

Blaze Away‌
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calendar 1922

Harvest Hands

Harvest Hands‌
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calendar 1922

Young Mr. Jazz

Young Mr. Jazz‌
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calendar 1919

Don't Park Here

Don't Park Here‌
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calendar 1920

The Sleuth

The Sleuth‌
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calendar 1922

Dear Ol' Pal

Dear Ol' Pal‌
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calendar 1923

Soft Pedal

Soft Pedal‌
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calendar 1926

The Golf Bug

The Golf Bug‌
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calendar 1922

Jailed and Bailed

Jailed and Bailed‌
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calendar 1923

A Deep Sea Panic

A Deep Sea Panic‌
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calendar 1924

Count Your Change

Count Your Change‌
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calendar 1919

An Auto Nut

An Auto Nut‌
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calendar 1919

The King

The King‌
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calendar 1930

Hey There

Hey There‌
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calendar 1918

Don't Shove

Don't Shove‌
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calendar 1919

Shiver and Shake

Shiver and Shake‌
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calendar 1922

Do You Love Your Wife?

Do You Love Your Wife?‌
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calendar 1919

Touch all the Bases

Touch all the Bases‌
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calendar 1922

Watch Your Wife

Watch Your Wife‌
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calendar 1923

The Landlubber

The Landlubber‌
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calendar 1922

Hustling for Health

Hustling for Health‌
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calendar 1919

The Caretaker's Daughter

The Caretaker's Daughter‌
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calendar 1925

Sittin' Pretty

Sittin' Pretty‌
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calendar 1924

Take Next Car

Take Next Car‌
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calendar 1922

Bone Dry

Bone Dry‌
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calendar 1922

Hit Him Again

Hit Him Again‌
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calendar 1918

Fireman Save My Child

Fireman Save My Child‌
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calendar 1918

Look Pleasant, Please

Look Pleasant, Please‌
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calendar 1918

Just Rambling Along

Just Rambling Along‌
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calendar 1918

Pay the Cashier

Pay the Cashier‌
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calendar 1926

Bride and Gloom

Bride and Gloom‌
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calendar 1918

His First Flat Tire

His First Flat Tire‌
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calendar 1920

No Pets

No Pets‌
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calendar 1923

Take the Air

Take the Air‌
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calendar 1923

Join the Circus

Join the Circus‌
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calendar 1923

Tight Shoes

Tight Shoes‌
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calendar 1923

Get Busy

Get Busy‌
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calendar 1924

Don't Butt In

Don't Butt In‌
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calendar 1926

The Smile Wins

The Smile Wins‌
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calendar 1923

The House of Flickers

The House of Flickers‌
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calendar 1925

Face the Camera

Face the Camera‌
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calendar 1922

A Sammy in Siberia

A Sammy in Siberia‌
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calendar 1919

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