| LC control no. | n 81083801 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974 |
| Variant(s) | Abbott, William, 1897-1974 Abbott, William A., 1897-1974 |
| See also | Abbott and Costello (Comedy team) |
| Birth date | 1897-10-02 |
| Death date | 1974-04-24 |
| Place of birth | Asbury Park (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Comedy |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Comedians |
| Found in | Notable names in the Amer. theatre, 1976: (Bud Abbott, AKA William A. Abbott; b. 1898, d. 1974) Furmanek, B. Abbott and Costello in Hollywood, c1991: CIP galley 7 (William Alexander (Bud) Abbott; b. 10-2-1895) Joe Franklin's encyc. of comedians, 1979 (William (Bud) Abbott b. in Asbury Park, N.J. in 1895; d. 1974) Wikipedia, Nov. 21, 2019 (Bud Abbott; William Alexander "Bud" Abbott; b. October 2, 1897 in Asbury Park, NJ; d. April 24, 1974 in Woodland Hills, CA; American actor, best known for his film comedy double act, as straight man to Lou Costello; the year of birth has been reported as 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898 in different sources - the 1895 date was perpetuated by sources copying from earlier sources; his birth certificate and World War I draft card both use "October 2, 1897") |
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