William Frawley was born in Burlington, Iowa. As a boy he sang at St. Paul's Catholic Church and played at the Burlington Opera House. His first job was as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He did vaudeville with his brother Paul, then joined pianist Franz Rath in an act they took to San Francisco in 1910. Four years later he formed a light comedy act with his new
Blondie in Society
⭐ 7.4Blondie's Anniversary
⭐ 5.6Blondie's Hero
⭐ 6.3Lady on a Train
⭐ 6.5The Fighting Seabees
⭐ 6.2Roberta
⭐ 7The Princess Comes Across
⭐ 6.1The Lemon Drop Kid
⭐ 6.6Miracle on 34th Street
⭐ 7.4Red Light
⭐ 5.5Welcome Home
⭐ 0Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
⭐ 6.4Flame of Barbary Coast
⭐ 5.6Rancho Notorious
⭐ 6.5One Night in the Tropics
⭐ 5.6Rhubarb
⭐ 5.5The Babe Ruth Story
⭐ 5.8Gentleman Jim
⭐ 7.2Rose of Washington Square
⭐ 5.7Mad About Music
⭐ 6.9Footsteps in the Dark
⭐ 6.9The Crime Doctor
⭐ 3.5Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
⭐ 6.8The Inner Circle
⭐ 5.2Rose Bowl
⭐ 6Professor Beware
⭐ 6.1Whistling in Brooklyn
⭐ 6.3Double or Nothing
⭐ 6.6Something to Sing About
⭐ 6.2Roxie Hart
⭐ 6.9Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
⭐ 5.8The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
⭐ 6.5Desire
⭐ 6.8The Virginian
⭐ 6.1Mother Wore Tights
⭐ 5.3Moonlight and Pretzels
⭐ 0Rhythm on the River
⭐ 7Golden Gloves
⭐ 5Strike Me Pink
⭐ 6.6The Dirty Look
⭐ 5Alibi Ike
⭐ 5.8The Lady Takes a Sailor
⭐ 4.3Safe at Home!
⭐ 3.8Here Is My Heart
⭐ 6.8Pretty Baby
⭐ 6The Lone Wolf and His Lady
⭐ 4.7Ventriloquist
⭐ 0Bolero
⭐ 6.1Chicken Every Sunday
⭐ 6Blossoms On Broadway
⭐ 4Shoot the Works
⭐ 5Moonlight in Havana
⭐ 0Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen
⭐ 5Sons of the Legion
⭐ 5The Witching Hour
⭐ 5.3Three Married Men
⭐ 0College Scandal
⭐ 5.2Dancing on a Dime
⭐ 5Car 99
⭐ 5We've Never Been Licked
⭐ 0Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
⭐ 6Hitchhike to Happiness
⭐ 5Wildcat
⭐ 6F-Man
⭐ 0The Bride Came C.O.D.
⭐ 7.1My Wild Irish Rose
⭐ 6Should Husbands Be Watched?
⭐ 6High, Wide and Handsome
⭐ 6.3Cracked Nuts
⭐ 0Down to Earth
⭐ 6Those Were the Days!
⭐ 0I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
⭐ 5Grand Jury Secrets
⭐ 0The Farmer's Daughter
⭐ 5Gangs Of The City
⭐ 0Untamed
⭐ 4.3Hell and High Water
⭐ 0Going My Way
⭐ 6.7Rendezvous with Annie
⭐ 6It's a Great Life
⭐ 0Treat 'Em Rough
⭐ 6Monsieur Verdoux
⭐ 7.7It Happened in Flatbush
⭐ 4.8Harmony Lane
⭐ 3.5Stop, Look and Love
⭐ 5Ambush
⭐ 5Persons in Hiding
⭐ 3.5Touchdown, Army
⭐ 0The Quarterback
⭐ 0Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
⭐ 5Give Out, Sisters
⭐ 5Larceny with Music
⭐ 4St. Louis Blues
⭐ 0East Side, West Side
⭐ 7I Love Lucy: The Movie
⭐ 7.2Home in San Antone
⭐ 0Good Sam
⭐ 5.975Lake Placid Serenade
⭐ 0Kill the Umpire
⭐ 6.3The Lemon Drop Kid
⭐ 5The General Died at Dawn
⭐ 6.2Sandy Gets Her Man
⭐ 4Lucy's Really Lost Moments
⭐ 6.5The Yankee Doodler
⭐ 5Night Work
⭐ 7Ex-Champ
⭐ 6Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
⭐ 6Ziegfeld Follies
⭐ 6.038Opened by Mistake
⭐ 0Hold 'Em Yale
⭐ 7I Love Lucy Christmas Special
⭐ 10Ship Cafe
⭐ 0The Girl from Manhattan
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