Joe Brown (actor)

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Joe Brown (February 11, 1884 in New York City - October 13, 1965 in Hollywood, California) was an American actor. He is best remembered for roles in films such as Me, Gangster (1928), Sunny Side Up (1929), Protection (1929), Born Reckless (1930) and Charlie Chan's Chance (1932). [1]

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References

  1. Gevinson, Alan (1997). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. p. 190. ISBN   978-0-520-20964-0.