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Charles 'Chic' Sale

Charles 'Chic' Sale

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Born August 25, 1885 in Huron, South Dakota, USA

Died November 7, 1936

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Biography

Charles 'Chic' Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of 'Lem Putt', a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses.

By age 49 his stage act had become so popular that he felt compelled to write, with the help of two newspaper writers, a 3000-word collection of his monologues (at the urging of his lawyer who expressed dismay over lesser comedians stealing his act), which was published as "The Specialist". The book was a huge hit, published in nine languages, and remains in print to this day. (Sale took six months off touring to personally answer fan mail resulting from the book. A sequel was published as "I'll Tell You Why".) During the 1930s and '40s there were outhouses sporting "Chic Sale" signs all over the world, his name becoming synonymous for toilet (which didn't please him in the least) and the butt of fellow comedian Groucho Marx's jokes.

After appearing in a flop Broadway show in 1930, Sale headed for Hollywood for good and became, thanks to effective makeup and complete mastery of his lanky body, a character actor. Still in his mid to late 40s, he convincingly played octogenarians. He did this so well that it was quite a shock to see him out of make-up; he was unrecognizable from his old man screen persona.

Chic Sale died of pneumonia in 1936 at just 51 years of age. He was survived by his wife Marie.

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You Only Live Once Poster

You Only Live Once Feature Film1937Ethan

Important News Poster

Important News Short Film1936Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens

M-G-M Miniature: Little Boy Blue Short Film1936The Judge

Man Hunt Poster

Man Hunt Feature Film1936Ed Hoggins

Old Shep Short Film1936Farmer

The Gentleman from Louisiana Poster

The Gentleman from Louisiana Feature Film1936Deacon Devlin

The Man I Marry Poster

The Man I Marry Feature Film1936Sheriff Clem Loudecker

It's a Great Life Poster

It's a Great Life Feature Film1935Grandpa Barclay

Rocky Mountain Mystery Poster

Rocky Mountain Mystery Feature Film1935Deputy Tex Murdock

The Great American Pie Company Poster

The Great American Pie Company Short Film1935Ephraim Deacon

The Perfect Tribute Poster

The Perfect Tribute Short Film1935Abraham Lincoln

Windy Short Film1935Windy

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 Poster

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9 Short Film1934Hick

Oil's Well Short Film1934

The Old Bugler Short Film1934

Treasure Island Poster

Treasure Island Feature Film1934Ben Gunn

Dangerous Crossroads Poster

Dangerous Crossroads Feature Film1933Rufe Marvin - Locomotive Engineer

Lucky Dog Poster

Lucky Dog Feature Film1933Arthur Wilson

The Chief Poster

The Chief Feature Film1933Uncle Joe

Whisperin' Bill Short Film1933Mr. Bowman

A Slip at the Switch Poster

A Slip at the Switch Short Film1932Lem

Ex-Rooster Short Film1932

Men of America Poster

Men of America Feature Film1932Smokey Joe Miller

Stranger in Town Poster

Stranger in Town Feature Film1932Ulysses Crickle

The Expert Poster

The Expert Feature Film1932Grandpa John T. Minick

When a Feller Needs a Friend Poster

When a Feller Needs a Friend Feature Film1932Uncle Jonas Tucker

Cowslips Short Film1931

Many a Sip Short Film1931

The County Seat Short Film1931Chic

The Star Witness Poster

The Star Witness Feature Film1931Pvt. Summerill

Lem Putt, the Specialist Short Film1930

Marching On Poster

Marching On Short Film1929

The Star Witness Short Film1929

The Ladies' Man Short Film1928

They're Coming to Get Me Short Film1927

The New School Teacher Poster

The New School Teacher Feature Film1924Prof. Timmons

His Nibs Poster

His Nibs Feature Film1921Theo. Bender

The Smart Aleck Poster

The Smart Aleck Short Film1920

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