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Vaudeville Trivia

Which of these actors/actresses did not start their career as a vaudeville performer? Liza Minnelli
Marilyn Monroe appeared with Ethel Merman in this nostalgic 50's movie about a family Vaudeville act. Marilyn performs the song "Heatwave", thereby stealing the song from Ethel Merman's character Molly, both in real life, and in the story. There's No Business Like Show Business
The film The Seven Little Foys [1955] Eddy Foy was a real Vaudeville entertainer ? True
The Three Stooges were a comedy group that originally started out in Vaudeville True
Where did James Cagney get his start? vaudeville
I've been a drugged out reporter, an illiterate vaudeville master, and a failed movie director, who am I? Johnny Depp
Who understudied Chaplin in Karno's Revue in music hall/vaudeville? Stan Laurel
Lou Costello was a professional prizfighter before he became a Vaudeville comic. True
Which Marx Brother was part of the boys' vaudeville show but never appeared in a movie? Gummo