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American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

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Title: American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles
Date Created and/or Issued: [between 1925-1945?]
1925/1945
Publication Information: Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Summerville, Slim-
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: ark:/21198/zz00280tm9
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Actors--American--California--Los Angeles
People
Entertainment
Comedians
Summerville, Slim, 1892-1946
Source: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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