- Guy Kibbee
Infobox actor
name = Guy Kibbee
birthname = Guy Bridges Kibbee
imagesize = 150px
caption = from "Mama Steps Out" (1937)
birthdate = birth date|1882|3|6
birthplace =El Paso, Texas ,U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1956|5|24|1882|3|6 (Parkinson's disease)
deathplace =East Islip ,Long Island, New York , U.S.
occupation = Actor
spouse = Esther Reed (1925-1956) (his death) 3 Children
Helen Shea (1918-1923)
4 ChildrenGuy Kibbee (
March 6 ,1882 –May 24 ,1956 ) was an American stage and film actor.Biography
Born in
El Paso, Texas , Kibbee began his entertainment career on Mississippiriverboat s and eventually became a successful Broadway actor. In the 1930s, Kibbee moved toCalifornia and became part of what became known as "Warner Bros. ' stock company", contracted actors who cycled through different productions in supporting roles. Kibbee's specialty was daft and jovial characters and he is best remembered for the films "42nd Street" (1933), "The Gold Diggers of 1933 " (1933), "Captain Blood" (1935), and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington " (1939).Kibbee was noted onstage during a Neil Diamond monologue on the 1972 "Hot August Night" concert album. Diamond refers to the Greek Theater as performer's heaven and envisions meeting a man in a robe with a cigar at Heaven's gate which looks like Guy Kibbee.
Kibbee died from complications arising out of
Parkinson's disease in New York in 1956.Partial filmography
*"City Streets" (1931)
*"Side Show" (1931)
*"Blonde Crazy " (1931)
*"The Mouthpiece " (1932)
*"The Dark Horse" (1932)
*"Winner Take All" (1932)
*"Rain" (1932)
*"Union Depot" (1932)
*"42nd Street" (1933)
*"Gold Diggers of 1933 " (1933)
*"The Life of Jimmy Dolan " (1933)
*"Lady for a Day " (1933)
*"Footlight Parade " (1933)
*"The World Changes " (1933)
*"Convention City " (1933)
*"Wonder Bar " (1934)
*"Dames " (1934)
*"Captain Blood" (1935)
*"Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1936)
*"Captain January" (1936)
*"Three Men on a Horse" (1936)
*"The Bad Man of Brimstone " (1937)
*"Of Human Hearts " (1938)
*"Three Comrades" (1938)
*"Three Loves Has Nancy " (1938)
*"It's a Wonderful World " (1939)
*"Babes in Arms" (1939)
*"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington " (1939)
*"Our Town" (1940)
*"It Started with Eve " (1941)
*"Girl Crazy" (1943)
*"The Horn Blows at Midnight " (1945)
*"The Romance of Rosy Ridge " (1947)
*"Fort Apache" (1948)
*"3 Godfathers " (1948)External links
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Persondata
NAME= Kibbee, Guy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Kibbee, Guy Bridges
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1882-3-6
PLACE OF BIRTH=El Paso, Texas ,U.S.
DATE OF DEATH= 1956-5-24 (parkinson's disease)
PLACE OF DEATH=East Islip ,Long Island, New York , U.S.
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