Stars of Slapstick #156: Billie Ritchie
Today is the birthday of stage and screen comedian Billie Ritchie (1878-1921). A native of Glasgow Scotland, Ritchie got his start in music hall with Karno’s Speechless Comedians, springboard of so many comedy greats, including Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Just a few months after Chaplin started for Mack Sennett at Keystone, Ritchie started working […]
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