Sid Silvers (January 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York â€" August 20,
1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and
writer.Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a
comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of their act, Silvers would
heckle Baker from the audience. The Baker/Silvers act was later used
as the basis for the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. The duo
continued to perform together up through 1928.In 1925 Silvers made his
Broadway debut in the review Artists and Models. He also appeared in
the review A Night in Spain in 1927 and contributed lyrics to the
musicals The Song Writer (1928) and Pleasure Bound (1929). He wrote
the book for the 1931 musical You Said It. He returned to the Broadway
stage in 1932 to portray Louie Webb in the musical Take a Chance. He
later wrote the music and lyrics to the review New Faces of
1936.Silvers made his film debut in the 1929 feature The Show of Shows
and then went on to play supporting roles in such films as Dancing
Sweeties (1930), Bottoms Up (1934), Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
(1934), Born to Dance (1936), and Broadway Melody of 1936, notably
also serving as a scriptwriter on the latter two films. He often
contributed special comedy material to some of the larger MGM
productions, including The Wizard of Oz in 1939.
1976 in Brooklyn) was an American actor, comedian, lyricist, and
writer.Silvers began his career in vaudeville in the early 1920s as a
comedy partner of Phil Baker. As part of their act, Silvers would
heckle Baker from the audience. The Baker/Silvers act was later used
as the basis for the 1951 Martin and Lewis film The Stooge. The duo
continued to perform together up through 1928.In 1925 Silvers made his
Broadway debut in the review Artists and Models. He also appeared in
the review A Night in Spain in 1927 and contributed lyrics to the
musicals The Song Writer (1928) and Pleasure Bound (1929). He wrote
the book for the 1931 musical You Said It. He returned to the Broadway
stage in 1932 to portray Louie Webb in the musical Take a Chance. He
later wrote the music and lyrics to the review New Faces of
1936.Silvers made his film debut in the 1929 feature The Show of Shows
and then went on to play supporting roles in such films as Dancing
Sweeties (1930), Bottoms Up (1934), Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
(1934), Born to Dance (1936), and Broadway Melody of 1936, notably
also serving as a scriptwriter on the latter two films. He often
contributed special comedy material to some of the larger MGM
productions, including The Wizard of Oz in 1939.
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