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xxv Lowry Timeline 1896 Born in New York City. 1910 Enters show business as a hoofer at age fourteen. 1911 Marries Irene “Teddy” Prince in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. 1911–21 Works the circuit, first with Teddy and then without. Plays in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota , Montana, Idaho, Washington, California, and along the east coast from Boston to the Carolinas. Spends as much time in small towns as in large cities. 1921–23 Travels to London and performs at the Palladium. 1920s and ’30s Plugs songs for sheet-music publishers and composers. 1926–31 Emcees at the Ambassador Theatre in St. Louis. 1931 Adopts Eddie Jr. (born 1928 in St. Louis). 1933–35 Opens at the Mastbaum Theatre in Philadelphia after leaving St. Louis and then returns to the circuit, performing on stage and on radio; radio stints in Philadelphia , Newark, New York, and Los Angeles. 1935 Settles in Los Angeles. 1935–40 Sells real estate and refurbishes homes in North Hollywood , Studio City, and Beverly Hills. 1941–45, 1950–53 Organizes USO road shows for troops. 1945 Buys and runs the Burton Way Hotel in Beverly Hills. 1962 Sells the hotel. xxvi l ow ry t i M E l i n E 1962–67 Retires, writes Joe Frisco: Comic, Jazz Dancer, and Railbird , and collaborates with the Hollywood Comedy Time, writing gags and routines, editing its newspaper, and creating for its members shows performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. 1967 Teddy dies. 1969 Marries Evelyn Florence “Florrie” Mills. 1983 Dies in Los Angeles. 1990 Florrie dies. ...

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