George Ovey [SEP] date of death
George Ovey
George Ovey (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951) was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870 in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in 207 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in several short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid 1910s by Mutual Films. He died September 23, 1951 in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography.
- "Fatty's
has been claimed as 10 Aug 1874, however the date of 16 Sep 1866 is evidenced by his official birth record. He was educated to elementary level at Bourke, where his family moved after his father's alleged death when Stuart-Robertson was 4 years old. Despite the rumour that Robert senior had died during the 1870s in Queensland, Robert senior died on 3 July 1899 at George Street Asylum, Parramatta, New South Wales.
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