Tyler Brooke

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American actor (1886–1943)

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::summary American actor (1886–1943) ::

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FieldValue
nameTyler Brooke
imageLaughing_Ladies04.jpg
captionBrooke (third from right) in Laughing Ladies (1925)
birth_date
birth_placeNew York City, U.S.
death_date
death_placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
yearsactive1915-1943
birthnameVictor Hugo de Bierre
occupationActor
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| name = Tyler Brooke | image = Laughing_Ladies04.jpg | caption = Brooke (third from right) in Laughing Ladies (1925) | birth_date = | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | yearsactive = 1915-1943 | birthname = Victor Hugo de Bierre | occupation = Actor | spouse = | children =

Tyler Brooke (born Victor Hugo de Bierre, June 6, 1886 – March 2, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1915 and 1943. He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California by committing suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Before he became an entertainer, Brooke was a bank clerk and an attorney.

He began on the stage at the Globe Theatre, New York City in 1912. He went to Los Angeles in 1925 with No, No, Nanette as a comedian and was captured for screen. He worked for Hal Roach for a year and a half before going into other films.

In 1929, he sued Oliver Hardy for $109,570 damages, alleging that Hardy struck him across the arm with a billiard cue, fracturing it and preventing him working for 12 weeks.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. (March 3, 1943). "Tyler Brooke Found Dead In Family Garage". Del Rio News Herald.
  2. (May 16, 1925). "Flashes". The Los Angeles Times.
  3. (March 20, 1929). "Los Angeles". Variety.

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