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Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen (May 16, 1880 – January 3, 1965) was a monologist in vaudeville. He was known to stage audiences for his witty improvisations and creative word games. He had a successful career as a character actor in films, appearing in over 50 films in his 25-year film career. He is probably best known to film audiences from the musical Singin' in the Rain, in which he appears as the man demonstrating a talking picture early in the film.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 16, 1880 (New York City), Died January 3, 1965 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, adapter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-39964 10-in. 8/11/1927 Cohen at the telephone Julius Tannen Comic monologue adapter, speaker  
Victor BVE-39965 10-in. 8/11/1927 Cohen at the telephone Julius Tannen Comic monologue adapter, speaker  
Victor BVE-40737 10-in. 11/23/1927 More chatter Julius Tannen Comic monologue, unaccompanied (takes 3 and 4); with piano (takes 1 and 2) author, speaker  
Victor BVE-40749 10-in. 11/29/1927 The human chatterbox plays golf Julius Tannen Comic monologue author, speaker  
Victor [Trial 1927-06-03-01] 10-in. 6/3/1927 Land of beginning again Julius Tannen Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1927-06-03-02] 10-in. 6/3/1927 Grand opera Julius Tannen Monologue speaker  
Victor [Trial 1927-07-21-01] 10-in. 7/21/1927 Cohen on the telephone, part 1 Julius Tannen Monologue author, speaker  
Victor [Trial 1927-07-21-02] 10-in. 7/21/1927 Cohen on the telephone, part 2 Julius Tannen Monologue author, speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tannen, Julius," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115183.

Tannen, Julius. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115183.

"Tannen, Julius." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/115183

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