Olsen & Johnson
John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen (November 6, 1892 – January 26, 1963) and Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson (March 5, 1891 – February 26, 1962) were American comedians of vaudeville, radio, the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Their shows were noted for their crazy blackout gags and orchestrated mayhem ("anything can happen, and it probably will"). Their most famous production was the play (and later movie) Hellzapoppin. Comedy teams traditionally had a straight man and a stooge. However, Olsen and Johnson both took on the comic role, goodnaturedly chuckling their way through the steady barrage of gunshots, explosions, props plummeting to earth, intrusions from other performers, and input from the audience. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: dramatic group
Notes: Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, comedians.
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | LCS-76975 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 9/6/1933 | Happy days are here again. SW-3 | Hilmer V. Swenson Company | Talk, with instrumental ensemble and dubbed recordings | dramatic group | |
Victor | LCS-76976 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 9/8/1933 | Happy days are here again. SW-3 | Hilmer V. Swenson Company | Talk, with instrumental ensemble and dubbed recordings | dramatic group | |
Brunswick | LAT941 | 12-in. | 3/5/1931 | [No title shown] | Olsen & Johnson | Radio transcription disc | dramatic group | |
Brunswick | LAT1003 | 10-in. | 3/7/1931 | Intelligence test | Olsen & Johnson | Comic dialogue | dramatic group | |
Brunswick | LAT1004 | 10-in. | 3/7/1931 | Red Riding Hood | Olsen & Johnson | Comic dialogue | dramatic group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Olsen & Johnson," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101459.
Olsen & Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101459.
"Olsen & Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Olsen & Johnson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Olsen & Johnson - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2009056498
Wikidata: Olsen & Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2021214
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121047134
MusicBrainz: Olsen & Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/60eb19a6-afee-452f-97ab-6aef12a53524
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