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| Ben Turpin | |
| born: 19 September 1869 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America |
died: 01 July 1940 Santa Monica, California, United States of America (heart disease, age 70) |
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Cross-eyed American comedian, from vaudeville. He had his trademark eyes insured by Lloyds Of London, for one million dollars! He is interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Great Mausoleum, Begonia Corridor, right side, at the very end. |
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Real name: Bernard Turpin Height: 5'4" |
Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography. |
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Steve Rydzewski's dedicated book on Ben Turpin can be purchased from Amazon.com (click image for details) |
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