Charles Grapewin

Charles E. Grapewin (born December 20, 1869 in Xenia, Ohio; died February 2, 1956 in Corona, California) was an American vaudeville performer, and a stage and film actor.

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December 20 - 1869 - Xenia, Ohio - February 2 - 1956 - Corona, California - American - Vaudeville

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Born in Xenia, Ohio, he first worked as an aerialist and trapeze artist in a traveling circus before turning to acting. He performed on stage with various stock companies and wrote stage plays as a vehicle for him to star in.

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Xenia, Ohio - Trapeze - Circus

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He married actress Anna Chance and they remained a devoted couple until her passing some 47 years later. Grapewin began in silent films around the turn of the century and almost forty years later appeared as Uncle Henry in the movie The Wizard of Oz. During his long career, Grapewin appeared in more than one hundred films.

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Anna Chance - Silent films - Movie - The Wizard of Oz

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Charles Grapewin passed away in 1956 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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