1. Bobby Vernon later became a writer and comedy supervisor at Paramount for W C Fields and Bing Crosby, when the sound era arrived.
11 Facts About Bobby Vernon
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Bobby Vernon starred in many romantic comedies with Gloria Swanson as his leading lady.
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Bobby Vernon later described his Keystone days to Motion Picture Classic:.
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On September 9,1918, Bobby Vernon left the Christie studio to serve during World War I at the submarine base at San Pedro, Los Angeles.
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Bobby Vernon sang and danced at Grauman's Theatre to great applause in February 1930.
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Bobby Vernon completed his 12-year contract with the Christie Film Company in 1929.
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In 1933, after an acting career of 19 years, Bobby Vernon turned to writing, becoming a gag man at Paramount.
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Bobby Vernon's last credited work in film was for Geronimo, released in 1940.
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Bobby Vernon married Angelina Repetto of St Louis, Missouri; the couple had one child, Barbara Dorothy Bobby Vernon, born in 1922.
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Bobby Vernon died of a heart attack on June 28,1939, in Hollywood, California, aged 42.
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Bobby Vernon is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.