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	[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Born Louis Wilson Josephs, Frisco moved to Dubuque as a child while his father worked on the railroad. (1) He later claimed that his nickname "Frisco" came from a westbound box car. (2) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], ~~Frisco~~ often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (3)		[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Born Louis Wilson Josephs, "Frisco" moved to Dubuque as a child while his father worked on the railroad. (1) He later claimed that his nickname "Frisco" came from a westbound box car. (2) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], he often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (3)

	Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road at the age of sixteen, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." ~~Frisco~~ performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (4) His first act was an imitation of Charlie Chaplain. According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (5) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (6) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until he resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (7)		Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road at the age of sixteen, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." He performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (4) His first act was an imitation of Charlie Chaplain. According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, "Frisco" introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (5) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (6) Another crowd favorite called for "Frisco," wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until he resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (7)

	The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (8)		The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (8)
	"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal		"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal
	seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down		seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down
	for courage and moving her hands like Frisco		for courage and moving her hands like "Frisco"
	dances out alone on the canvas platform.		dances out alone on the canvas platform.

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	[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (13)		[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (13)

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known ~~among~~ his friends in the film industry. It was said he never took a club booking in a town that did not have a track in operation. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (14) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (15)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known to his friends in the film industry. It was said he never took a club booking in a town that did not have a track in operation. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (14) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (15)

	After his death, friends made a futile effort to gather enough funds for erect a life-size bronze memorial in his honor. It was intended to show Frisco reclining in an armchair while scanning racing forms~~. It~~ was to be inscribed with one of his favorite wisecracks:		After his death, friends made a futile effort to gather enough funds for erect a life-size bronze memorial in his honor. It was intended to show Frisco reclining in an armchair while scanning racing forms and was to be inscribed with one of his favorite wisecracks:

	I had a g-g-good day at the track yesterday.		I had a g-g-good day at the track yesterday.

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	[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Born Louis Wilson Josephs, Frisco moved to Dubuque as a child while his father worked on the railroad. (1) ~~Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (2) It was~~ claimed that his nickname "Frisco" came from a westbound box car. (3) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (4)		[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Born Louis Wilson Josephs, Frisco moved to Dubuque as a child while his father worked on the railroad. (1) He later claimed that his nickname "Frisco" came from a westbound box car. (2) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (3)

	Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (5) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (6) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (7) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (8)		Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road at the age of sixteen, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (4) His first act was an imitation of Charlie Chaplain. According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (5) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (6) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until he resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (7)

	The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (9)		The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (8)
	"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal		"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal
	seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down		seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down
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	dances out alone on the canvas platform.		dances out alone on the canvas platform.

	[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (10) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (11) It was said that he was so widely impersonated that he was accused to stealing his own material.		[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (9) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (10) It was said that he was so widely impersonated that he was accused to stealing his own material.

	Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about		Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about
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	continues to be used by comedians.		continues to be used by comedians.

	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurant clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (12) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (13) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurant clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (11) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (12) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (14)		[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (13)

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. It was said he never took a club booking in a town that did not have a track in operation. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (15) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (16)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. It was said he never took a club booking in a town that did not have a track in operation. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (14) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (15)

	After his death, friends made a futile effort to gather enough funds for erect a life-size bronze memorial in his honor. It was intended to show Frisco reclining in an armchair while scanning racing forms. It was to be inscribed with one of his favorite wisecracks:		After his death, friends made a futile effort to gather enough funds for erect a life-size bronze memorial in his honor. It was intended to show Frisco reclining in an armchair while scanning racing forms. It was to be inscribed with one of his favorite wisecracks:

	I had a g-g-good day at the track yesterday.		I had a g-g-good day at the track yesterday.
	I g-g-got a ride home. (17)		I g-g-got a ride home. (16)

	Films: (18)		Films: (17)

	1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)		1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)
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	1. 'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 9		1. 'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 9

	2. ~~Sonny Watson~~'s ~~Sweetswing.com~~, ~~http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1~~.~~htm~~		2. "Story of Frisco's Debut is Written," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 10, 1927, p. 2

	3. ~~"Story of~~ Frisco~~'s Debut is Written~~,~~" '~~'~~Telegraph-Herald~~'', ~~January 10~~, ~~1927~~, p. 2		3. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p. 12

	4. ~~Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''~~Joe Frisco: ~~Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p~~. 12		4. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	5. "~~Mae West: Joe Frisco~~," ~~http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco~~.~~html~~		5. "Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 17

	6. "~~'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'~~" ~~''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 17~~		6. "Mae West..."

	7. ~~"Mae West~~..."		7. Tigges, John. '''They Came From Dubuque'''. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p. 71

	8. ~~Tigges, John. '''They Came From Dubuque'''. Dubuque, Iowa~~: ~~Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p~~. 71		8. "Mae West: Joe Frisco."

	9. "~~Mae West:~~ Joe Frisco."		9. "Marxology-Joe Frisco," http://www.marx-brothers.org/marxology/frisco.htm

	10. "~~Marxology-~~Joe Frisco," http://www.~~marx-brothers~~.org/~~marxology~~/~~frisco~~.htm		10. "Joe Frisco," American Vaudeville Museum, http://www.vaudeville.org/profiles_A_H/index_files/Page375.htm

	11. "Joe Frisco," ~~American Vaudeville Museum, http://www.vaudeville.org/profiles_A_H/index_files/Page375.htm~~		11. "Marxology-Joe Frisco"

	12. ~~"Marxology-Joe Frisco"~~		12. Ibid.

	13. ~~Ibid~~.		13. "Frisco Will Be Here Two Days," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 15, 1936, p. 16

	14. ~~"Frisco Will Be Here Two Days,~~" '~~'Telegraph-Herald'', April 15, 1936, p~~. 16		14. "'Had a Good Day at the Track..."

	15. "~~'Had a Good Day at the Track~~..."		15. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	16. "~~Mae West: Joe Frisco~~,~~" http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco~~.~~html~~		16. 'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 9

	17~~. 'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 9~~		17. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm

	18. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm



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	[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (2)		[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) It was claimed that his nickname "Frisco" came from a westbound box car. (2) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (3)

	Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (3) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (4) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (5) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (6)		Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (4) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (5) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (6) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (7)

	The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (7)		The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (8)
	"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal		"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal
	seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down		seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down
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	dances out alone on the canvas platform.		dances out alone on the canvas platform.

	[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (8) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (9)		[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (9) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (10)

	Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about		Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about
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	continues to be used by comedians.		continues to be used by comedians.

	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top ~~restaurants~~ clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurant clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (11) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (12) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (12)		[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (13)

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (13) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (14)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (14) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (15)

	Films: (15)		Films: (16)

	1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)		1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)
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	1. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		1. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm

	2. ~~Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt~~, ''~~'Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird'~~'', ~~SIU Press~~, ~~1999~~, p. 12		2. "Story of Frisco's Debut is Written," ''Telegraph-Herald'', January 10, 1927, p. 2

	3. ~~"Mae West:~~ Joe Frisco,~~" http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco~~.~~html~~		3. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p. 12

	4. "~~'Had a Good Day at the Track~~, ~~Managed to Get a Ride Home,'~~" ~~''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p~~. 17		4. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	5. "~~Mae West..~~."		5. "'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 17

	6. ~~Tigges, John~~. ~~'''They Came From Dubuque'''~~. ~~Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p~~. 71		6. "Mae West..."

	7. ~~"Mae West~~: ~~Joe Frisco~~."		7. Tigges, John. '''They Came From Dubuque'''. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p. 71

	8. "~~Marxology-~~Joe Frisco," ~~http://www.marx-brothers.org/marxology/frisco.htm~~		8. "Mae West: Joe Frisco."

	9. "Joe Frisco," ~~American Vaudeville Museum,~~ http://www.~~vaudeville~~.org/~~profiles_A_H/index_files~~/~~Page375~~.htm		9. "Marxology-Joe Frisco," http://www.marx-brothers.org/marxology/frisco.htm

	10. "~~Marxology-~~Joe Frisco"		10. "Joe Frisco," American Vaudeville Museum, http://www.vaudeville.org/profiles_A_H/index_files/Page375.htm

	11. ~~Ibid.~~		11. "Marxology-Joe Frisco"

	12. ~~"Frisco Will Be Here Two Days," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 15, 1936, p~~. 16		12. Ibid.

	13. "'~~Had a Good Day at the Track~~.~~.."~~		13. "Frisco Will Be Here Two Days," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 15, 1936, p. 16

	14. "~~Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest~~.~~blogspot~~.~~com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco~~.~~html~~		14. "'Had a Good Day at the Track..."

	15. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		15. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

			16. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm



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	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	~~In 1936~~ Frisco returned to Iowa with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (12)		[[Image:FRISCOAD.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|1920 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]Frisco returned to Iowa several times with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (12)

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (13) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (14)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (13) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (14)

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	[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889-Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (2)		[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889--Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (2)

	Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (3) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (4) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (5) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (6)		Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (3) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (4) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (5) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (6)
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	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	~~Despite his salary,~~ Frisco~~'s overdue bills, bets~~ at the ~~track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in~~ the ~~film industry~~. ~~He owned one~~ of the ~~first portable radios which~~ was ~~always turned on so that he could hear racing results~~. (12) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (13)		In 1936 Frisco returned to Iowa with a group of entertainers to appear at the Dells of Durango under the sponsorship of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]]. The first night of the two night engagement was reserved for Club members and their guests. The second night was open Club members and the general public. (12)

	Films: (14)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (13) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (14)

			Films: (15)

	1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)		1930 - The Song Plugger (Vitaphone)
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	11. Ibid.		11. Ibid.

	12. "'Had a Good Day at the Track..."		12. "Frisco Will Be Here Two Days," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 15, 1936, p. 16

			13. "'Had a Good Day at the Track..."

	13. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html		14. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	14. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		15. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm



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	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The Darktown Strutters' Ball became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The "Darktown Strutters' Ball" became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable ~~rados~~ which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (12) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (13)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable radios which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (12) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (13)

	Films: (14)		Films: (14)
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	3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html		3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	4. "'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'" Telegraph Herald, August 21, 1960, p. 17		4. "'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'" ''Telegraph Herald'', August 21, 1960, p. 17

	5. "Mae West..."		5. "Mae West..."

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	[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889-Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (2)		[[Image:frisco.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|Joe Frisco became a popular Hollywood star.]]FRISCO, Joe. (Milan, IL, Nov. 4, 1889-Hollywood, CA, Feb. 12, 1958). Joe "Frisco" Rooney was the stage name of a former Dubuque resident named Louis Joseph. (1) Working as a bellhop at the [[BIJOU ANNEX HOTEL]], Frisco often met vaudeville players. To catch attention, he often tap-danced in front of the [[GRAND THEATRE]] during the early 1900s. (2)

	Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (3) ~~He claimed~~ to ~~be the “World’s First Jazz Dancer”~~, ~~and “the~~ Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (4) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (5)		Joe was barely into adolescence when he hit the road, hopping a freight train and winding up in Milwaukee. He was part of an act called "Coffee and Doughnuts." Frisco performed with some of the first jazz bands in Chicago and New York City, including Tom Brown's Band from Dixieland, the Original Dixieland Jass Band, and the Louisiana Five. (3) According to ''Variety'' editor Abel Green, Frisco introduced the first "jazz dance" at Chicago's Green Mill Garden. (4) He claimed his “Frisco dance” or “Jewish Charleston” became the most widely imitated dance in the country. (5) Another crowd favorite called for Frisco, wearing a derby hat and smoking a large cigar, to stop dancing at the front the stage. While the music continued, he would twirl the derby sending it rolling along one arm and down the other while frantically puffing perfect smoke rings until be resumed dancing. This was called "The Frisco Shuffle." (6)

	The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (6)		The great American novelist, F. Scott Fitzgerald, mentioned him in ''The Great Gatsby'' when describing one of Jay Gatsby's parties: (7)
	"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal		"Suddenly one of these gypsies in trembling opal
	seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down		seizes a cocktail out of the air, dumps it down
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	[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (7) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (8)		[[Image:frisco3.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]In 1918, he broke into Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic, which he continued to play, along with the Follies, Earl Carol’s Vanities, and Big Time vaudeville into the early 1930s. (8) One of the highlights of this act was the dialogue he began to introduce. Despite the stuttering (or perhaps because of it), he developed a reputation as a great wit. (9)

	Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about		Once, when Bert Lahr was bragging at the Friar’s Club about
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	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (9) The Darktown Strutters' Ball became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (10) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (10) The Darktown Strutters' Ball became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (11) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He ~~once said, "I~~ was ~~lucky at the track today! I got a ride home~~." (11) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (12)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He owned one of the first portable rados which was always turned on so that he could hear racing results. (12) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (13)

	Films: (13)		Films: (14)

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	2. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p. 12		2. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p. 12

	3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html		3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

	4. ~~Ibid~~.		4. "'Had a Good Day at the Track, Managed to Get a Ride Home,'" Telegraph Herald, August 21, 1960, p. 17

	5. ~~Tigges, John~~. ~~'''They Came From Dubuque'''~~. ~~Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p~~. 71		5. "Mae West..."

	6. ~~"Mae West~~: ~~Joe Frisco~~."		6. Tigges, John. '''They Came From Dubuque'''. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p. 71

	7. "~~Marxology-~~Joe Frisco," ~~http://www.marx-brothers.org/marxology/frisco.htm~~		7. "Mae West: Joe Frisco."

	8. "Joe Frisco," ~~American Vaudeville Museum,~~ http://www.~~vaudeville~~.org/~~profiles_A_H/index_files~~/~~Page375~~.htm		8. "Marxology-Joe Frisco," http://www.marx-brothers.org/marxology/frisco.htm

	9. "~~Marxology-~~Joe Frisco"		9. "Joe Frisco," American Vaudeville Museum, http://www.vaudeville.org/profiles_A_H/index_files/Page375.htm

	10. ~~Ibid.~~		10. "Marxology-Joe Frisco"

	11. ~~"J-J-Joe Frisco Soon T-T-T-To Be on the Screen," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 9, 1957, p~~. 28		11. Ibid.

	12. "~~Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest~~.~~blogspot~~.~~com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco~~.~~html~~		12. "'Had a Good Day at the Track..."

	13. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		13. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

			14. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm



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	In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (9) The Darktown Strutters' Ball became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (10) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.		In the 1920s, Joe Frisco played the major vaudeville houses and in the 1930s, the top restaurants clubs. He developed celebrity status in vaudeville and later [[MOTION PICTURES]] by making the most of his pronounced stutter and his flashy jazz dancing. In the 1940s, he moved to Hollywood. (9) The Darktown Strutters' Ball became Joe Frisco's theme. Orchestras were known to start playing the tune as he entered a restaurant. This was revived in the film "Atlantic City" in 1944, in a nightclub scene recreating Ziegfelds Follies. (10) In 1932 Frisco earned an estimated $4,000 weekly while making the movie ''The Gorilla''. He last appeared in ''Sweet Smell of Success'' in 1957 with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

	Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (11)		Despite his salary, Frisco's overdue bills, bets at the track, and income tax troubles were well known among his friends in the film industry. He once said, "I was lucky at the track today! I got a ride home." (11) Although needing frequent loans from those he knew, an estimated twelve hundred well-wishers attended a testimonial dinner in his honor just weeks before his death. Addicted to gambling, he died penniless. (12)

	Films: (12)		Films: (13)

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	10. Ibid.		10. Ibid.

	11. "~~Mae West:~~ Joe Frisco~~," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae~~-~~west~~-~~joe~~-~~frisco~~.~~html~~		11. "J-J-Joe Frisco Soon T-T-T-To Be on the Screen," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 9, 1957, p. 28

	12. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		12. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html

			13. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm



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	1. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm		1. Sonny Watson's Sweetswing.com, http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2frisc1.htm

	2. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird, SIU Press, 1999, p. 12		2. Lowry, Ed; Charlie Foy; Paul M. Levitt, '''Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird''', SIU Press, 1999, p. 12

	3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html		3. "Mae West: Joe Frisco," http://maewest.blogspot.com/2011/02/mae-west-joe-frisco.html
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	4. Ibid.		4. Ibid.

	5. Tigges, John. They Came From Dubuque. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p. 71		5. Tigges, John. '''They Came From Dubuque'''. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983, p. 71

	6. "Mae West: Joe Frisco."		6. "Mae West: Joe Frisco."