Australian-born comedian Leon Errol studied for a medical career at Sydney University, but was sidetracked by acting in and writing varsity variety shows. Touring Australia and New Zealand as everything from a circus performer to a Shakespearean actor, Errol emigrated to the U.S. in 1905. He fronted a burlesque troupe, then was hired by Flo Ziegfeld for the 1911 edition of The Ziegfeld Follies...
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