Quick Info
| Profession | Minstrel, vaudevillian, stage performer, film actor, television performer, circus performer |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 16/06/1888 |
| Age | 71 years (died on 12, Feb, 1960) |
| Birthplace | Springfield, OH, USA |
| Date of Death | 12/02/1960 |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Robert Edwin Clark |
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| Known As | Bobby Clark |
| Notable Feature | Painted-on eyeglasses |
| Comedy Partnership | Part of a comedy team with Paul McCullough for 36 years |
| Place of Death | New York City, USA |
| Final Resting Place | Woodlawn Cemetery, New York |
Personal Life
| Spouse | Angele Gaignat (m. 1923; until his death) |
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Relationships & More
| Comedy Partner | Paul McCullough (childhood friend and stage partner) |
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Family
| Spouse | Angele Gaignat (m. 1923) |
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Career
| Broadway Shows | 18 |
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| Bookwriting Credits | 1 |
| Notable Work as Bookwriter | Michael Todd's Peep Show |
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| Team Formation | Teamed up with Paul McCullough in 1900 |
| Early Career | Performed in minstrel shows, then as circus clowns with Ringling Brothers billed as The Jazzbo Brothers or Sunshine and Roses |
| Vaudeville Debut | Entered vaudeville as Clark and McCullough in 1912 |
| Film Appearances | Appeared in the 1938 film The Goldwyn Follies |
| Later Career | After McCullough's death, headlined Broadway musicals and classics by Congreve, Sheridan, and Moliere |
| Years Active | 1906–1958 |
| Broadway Debut as Team | Appeared in Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue |
| Final Stage Tour | Toured with Damn Yankees, 1956–58, in the role originated on Broadway by Ray Walston |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Boyhood friends with Paul McCullough, born in Springfield, Ohio | |
| 2. Paul McCullough died in 1936, after which Clark continued as a solo star | |
| 3. His last film, The Goldwyn Follies (1938), was his only film made without McCullough and was the first Technicolor film produced by Samuel Goldwyn | |
| 4. He lectured on Restoration comedy at the American Theater Wing and directed and appeared in Congreve's Love for Love |
