Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Today's audiences may recognize him as the stammering vaudeville booker in The Broadway Melody (1929), the theater manager in Laurel and Hardy's Hollywood Party (1934), the oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937), the chief of the Keystone Cops in Hollywood Cavalcade (1939), and the network-radio executive in James Stewart's Pot o' Gold (1941). |
Birth and Death Data: Born Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States), Died May 10, 1956 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 47285 | 10-in. | before 1/11/1917 | When you waltz with the girl you love | Jed Prouty | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Prouty, Jed," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112575.
Prouty, Jed. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112575.
"Prouty, Jed." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Prouty, Jed, 1879-1956 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004101271
Wikidata: Jed Prouty - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6172615
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