1889-10-08 New York City, New York, USA
From Wikipedia Arthur Housman (October 10, 1889 – April 8, 1942) was an American actor in films during both the silent film era and the Golden Age of Hollywood. Initially as a leading man, Housman later became known as Hollywood's most familiar comic drunkard in films of the 1930s, usually playing cameo parts in features but with better opportunities in short films. His best remembered roles were in several Laurel and Hardy films, notably Scram!, Our Relations and (in the title role) The Live Ghost. He also played a frustrated timekeeper in the Three Stooges' film Punch Drunks. Housman died of pneumonia at age 52. He was married to Ellen Grubley (31 July 1893 - 21 May 1960) from 1919 until his death in 1942.
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy | Second Drunk (archive footage) | 1968-12-14 |
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A Hit with a Miss | Fight Timekeeper (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1945-12-13 |
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Billy the Kid | Saloon Janitor (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
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Escort Girl | Al, the Drunk (as Arthur Houseman) | 1941-11-04 |
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The Villain Still Pursued Her | Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited) | 1940-10-11 |
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Go West | Drunk in Saloon | 1940-12-06 |
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No Time for Comedy | Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited) | 1940-09-14 |
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City for Conquest | Radio Listener (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
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Ex-Champ | Drunk in Barroom | 1939-05-11 |
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They Made Me a Criminal | Drunk Next to Grandma (uncredited) | 1939-01-21 |
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The Flying Deuces | Drunk Legionnaire | 1939-11-03 |
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Blondie Takes a Vacation | Drunk on Train (uncredited) | 1939-07-20 |
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Navy Secrets | Phoney Drunk | 1939-02-08 |
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Broadway Serenade | Jonathan (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Stronger Than Desire | Reporter (uncredited) | 1939-06-30 |
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Hard to Get | Drunk on Subway (uncredited) | 1938-11-05 |
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Youth Takes a Fling | First Communist | 1938-09-22 |
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Where the West Begins | Beano, Jack's Cellmate | 1938-02-02 |
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Man-Proof | Drunk Sourpuss with Capon (uncredited) | 1938-01-07 |
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Step Lively, Jeeves! | Max | 1937-06-30 |
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Double or Nothing | Drunk | 1937-09-17 |
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With Love and Kisses | Gilbert Holbrook | 1936-12-06 |
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Show Boat | 1936-05-17 | |
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Racing Blood | Legs | 1936-11-14 |
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Am I Having Fun! | 'Scoop' McGoogle | 1936-09-17 |
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Riffraff | 'Ratsy' | 1936-01-03 |
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Wives Never Know | Snorter | 1936-09-18 |
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Little Miss Nobody | Drunk | 1936-06-05 |
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Our Relations | Drunk | 1936-09-15 |
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The Captain Hits the Ceiling | Cliff | 1935-07-09 |
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Treasure Blues | Sailor | 1935-01-26 |
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Paris in Spring | Interviewer | 1935-07-05 |
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It Always Happens | Drunk | 1935-09-14 |
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Here Comes Cookie | Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
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Public Hero Number 1 | Scottsdale Bar Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
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Diamond Jim | Souse | 1935-09-01 |
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Two for Tonight | Warburton | 1935-09-12 |
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The Fixer Uppers | The Drunk | 1935-02-09 |
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Woman Wanted | Art - Waiter at Party (uncredited) | 1935-08-02 |
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Sing Sister Sing | Drunk (uncredited) | 1935-03-02 |
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The Merry Widow | Drunken Man (uncredited) | 1934-11-02 |
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Done in Oil | Arthur | 1934-11-10 |
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Punch Drunks | Fight Timekeeper (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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Bridal Bail | Drunk | 1934-02-09 |
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The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
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I Believed in You | Jerry Hartman, a Drunk | 1934-04-09 |
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Gridiron Flash | Drunk | 1934-10-06 |
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Babes in the Goods | The Drunk | 1934-02-10 |
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Elmer Steps Out | 1934-02-28 | |
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The Live Ghost | Drunken sailor | 1934-12-08 |
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Here Is My Heart | Waiter | 1934-12-28 |
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Wedding Belles | 1934-06-24 | |
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Benny, from Panama | Drunken, Irate Husband | 1934-05-26 |
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Something Simple | Drunk | 1934-09-08 |
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch | Dick Harris | 1934-10-28 |
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Men Must Fight | Drunk on Ship | 1933-02-17 |
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Wreckety Wrecks | Drunk (uncredited) | 1933-02-18 |
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The Way to Love | Drunk Being Photographed | 1933-10-20 |
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She Done Him Wrong | Hungry Barfly (uncredited) | 1933-02-09 |
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Roadhouse Queen | Arthur Young - Attorney | 1933-06-29 |
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Her Bodyguard | Drunk | 1933-07-21 |
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The Intruder | Reggie Wayne | 1933-03-13 |
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Scram! | Drunk | 1932-09-10 |
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Afraid to Talk | Archie (drunk) | 1932-11-17 |
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them | Drunk | 1932-02-03 |
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Movie Crazy | Customer Who Didn't Order Rabbit | 1932-09-23 |
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While Paris Sleeps | 1932-05-08 | |
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No More Orchids | Serge | 1932-11-25 |
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Anybody's Blonde | Mulligan | 1931-11-01 |
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Five and Ten | Piggy - Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1931-06-13 |
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Night Life in Reno | Roy Carlton | 1931-11-01 |
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Next Door Neighbors | Herman Andrews | 1931-01-28 |
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Help Wanted, Female | 1931-01-11 | |
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Officer O'Brien | Tony Zurick | 1930-02-15 |
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Feet First | Drunken clubman | 1930-10-30 |
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The Girl of the Golden West | Sidney Dick | 1930-10-12 |
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Alias French Gertie | Bert | 1930-04-20 |
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The Squealer | Mitter Davis | 1930-08-20 |
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Rolling Along | 1930-09-30 | |
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Part Time Wife | Golf Spectator (uncredited) | 1930-11-30 |
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Times Square | 1929-09-01 | |
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Side Street | Silk Ruffo | 1929-09-14 |
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Howling Hollywood | 1929-04-21 | |
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Broadway | Dolph | 1929-05-27 |
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Fast Company | 1929-09-20 | |
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Queen of the Night Clubs | Andy Quinland | 1929-03-23 |
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Sins of the Fathers | The Count | 1928-12-28 |
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Fools for Luck | Charles Grogan | 1928-06-11 |
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The Singing Fool | Blackie Joe | 1928-09-29 |
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Partners in Crime | Barton | 1928-03-01 |
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans | The Obtrusive Gentleman | 1927-11-04 |
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Rumors for Rent | Warren | 1927-06-05 |
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Just a Husband | Warren | 1927-05-01 |
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Publicity Madness | Oscar Hawks | 1927-10-02 |
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The Spotlight | Ebbetts | 1927-11-19 |
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Rough House Rosie | Kid Farrell | 1927-05-14 |
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Whispering Wires | Casey | 1926-10-24 |
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The Midnight Kiss | Hector Spencer | 1926-10-10 |
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The Non-Stop Bride | Barney | 1926-09-19 |
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Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl | Salesman | 1926-12-19 |
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The Bat | Richard Fleming | 1926-03-14 |
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Early to Wed | Art Nevers | 1926-04-25 |
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The Necessary Evil | Pug | 1925-05-17 |
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A Man Must Live | Tod Cragge | 1925-01-19 |
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The Desert's Price | Tom Martin | 1925-12-13 |
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The Coast of Folly | Newspaper Reporter | 1925-09-21 |
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Braveheart | Frank Nelson | 1925-12-27 |
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Thunder Mountain | Joe Givens | 1925-10-11 |
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Night Life of New York | Jerry | 1925-08-02 |
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Manhandled | Chip Thorndyke | 1924-07-21 |
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The Masked Dancer | Manager at Club Royal | 1924-02-15 |
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Wife in Name Only | Victor Harwood | 1923-08-25 |
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Under the Red Robe | Captain La Rolle | 1923-11-12 |
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Shadows of the Sea | Ralph Dean | 1922-01-10 |
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Man Wanted | Edgar Little | 1922-10-13 |
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Why Announce Your Marriage? | 1922-01-20 | |
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Love's Masquerade | Newspaper Reporter | 1922-03-20 |
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Nearly Spliced | 1921-06-11 | |
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Is Life Worth Living? | Jimmy Colton | 1921-09-01 |
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Clay Dollars | Ben Willetts | 1921-10-19 |
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Worlds Apart | Harley Marshall | 1921-01-01 |
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The Way of a Maid | Jimmy Van Trent | 1921-11-30 |
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The Fighter | Blacardo | 1921-07-01 |
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The Misleading Lady | Reporter | 1920-12-20 |
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A Fool and His Money | Count Tarnowsky | 1920-03-29 |
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The Blooming Angel | Ramon | 1920-02-08 |
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The County Fair | Bruce Hammerhead | 1920-09-05 |
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The Flapper | Tom Morran | 1920-05-10 |
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The End of the Road | 1919-02-16 | |
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Back to the Woods | 1919-05-31 | |
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The Gay Lord Quex | Valma | 1919-12-21 |
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Brown of Harvard | Happy | 1918-01-10 |
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All Woman | Dick Wellman | 1918-06-09 |
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Under Suspicion | Red Hogan | 1918-02-04 |
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Back to the Woods | Bill Andrews | 1918-07-28 |
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Red, White and Blue Blood | 1917-11-24 | |
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Persuasive Peggy | Percy Pipp | 1917-11-01 |
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Ignorance | The Dancer | 1916-12-01 |
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It May Be You | Jack Kenwood | 1915-07-07 |
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Getting to the Ball Game | 1914-11-07 | |
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A Reluctant Cinderella | Dick Evans | 1913-04-30 |
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Jack's Joke | Ned Brown | 1913-02-07 |
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The Edison Minstrels | Interlocutor | 1913-02-17 |
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At Bear Track Gulch | Townsman | 1913-01-14 |
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Mr. Toots' Tooth | Mr. Toots | 1913-09-30 |
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How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family | Tim Flanagan - Horseshoe Target | 1912-12-28 |
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An Old Fashioned Elopement | 1912-12-23 | |
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A Thrilling Rescue by Uncle Mun | 1912-11-13 | |
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Everything Comes to Him Who Waits | Waiter | 1912-02-21 |
