Clark and McCullough
Bobby Clark | |
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| Born | June 16, 1888 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 1960 (aged 71) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Clark and McCullough |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
Paul McCullough | |
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| Born | March 27, 1883 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1936 (aged 52) Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Clark and McCullough |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
Clark and McCullough were a comedy team consisting of comedians Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough. They starred in a series of short films during the 1920s and 1930s. Bobby Clark was the fast-talking wisecracker with painted-on eyeglasses; Paul McCullough was his easygoing assistant named Blodgett.
The two were childhood friends in Springfield, Ohio, and spent hours practicing tumbling and gymnastics in school. This led to their working as circus performers, then in vaudeville, and finally on Broadway. Their hit show The Ramblers (1926) was adapted as a Wheeler and Woolsey movie comedy, The Cuckoos. Clark and McCullough starred in the George Gershwin musical Strike Up the Band on Broadway in 1930.