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Birth Name: James Gibbons Parrott

Born: 2 August 1897 Died: 10 May 1939

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 9"


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Description: Younger brother of Charley Chase. Prolific silent screen comedian under contract to Hal Roach. Increasingly busy as director of two-reel comedies, particularly for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy from 1928-33. Hal Roach hired him in the early 20's as a comedian called Paul Parrott but his talent was as a film director. He was also a good writer turning out many scripts for Laurel and Hardy and directed 22 of their films, more than any other of their directors. His first film with them was the silent Their Purple Moment (1928), followed a year later with Two Tars (1928). The reason for his success was that he not only encourag ... (more)
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1. The Music Box (1932)
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1. Way Out West (1937)
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2. Block-Heads (1938)
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