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Across Our Wide Missouri: From Clara Bow to Doris Day, Jack Oakie Stole Their Shows
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| Title | Across Our Wide Missouri: From Clara Bow to Doris Day, Jack Oakie Stole Their Shows |
| Abstract | Photos and biographical article about Jack Oakie (~1904-1978), a movie comedian born in Sedalia, Missouri, as Lewis Offield. Description of his life and career, selling newspapers during high school in Kansas City before moving to New York as a theater actor around 1920 before moving to Hollywood in 1927 and going on to appear in 85 movies with top stars mostly before World War II. |
| Author | Bob Priddy
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| Date | January-February//1981 |
| Source | Missouri Life |
| Location | q977.8 M6793 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Number | 6 |
| Page | 53, 55-58 |
| Local Subject | Oakie, Jack
Actors
Motion Pictures
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 115991 |
| CONTENTdm number | 17110 |
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