Andrew Tombes ( June â€" March ) was an American comedian and
character actor.The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio,
Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career,
he worked as a vaudeville comic. By December he had appeared in the
headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.He
successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in , in the revue
Miss , and appeared there consistently through the s, for instance in
Poor Little Ritz Girl in , Tip-Toes in , and the Ziegfeld Follies of
and .Tombes' first film appearances were in , already approaching
years old. He made a total of about films for various studios.
character actor.The son of a grocer, originally from Ashtabula, Ohio,
Tombes was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy. Early in his career,
he worked as a vaudeville comic. By December he had appeared in the
headlining act for the opening of the Kansas City Orpheum Theatre.He
successfully ascended to Broadway comedies beginning in , in the revue
Miss , and appeared there consistently through the s, for instance in
Poor Little Ritz Girl in , Tip-Toes in , and the Ziegfeld Follies of
and .Tombes' first film appearances were in , already approaching
years old. He made a total of about films for various studios.
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