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词条 George Brasno
释义

  1. Career

  2. Death

  3. References

  4. External links

{{More citations needed |date=January 2019}}{{Infobox person
| name = George Brasno
| image = George Brasno Photograph.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|12|23|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|08|15|1911|12|23|mf=yes}}
| death_place = South River, New Jersey
| resting_place = Saint Marys Cemetery, East Brunswick, New Jersey
| occupation = Actor
| other_names = George Shaver
| yearsactive = 1933-1945
}}George F. Brasno (December 23, 1911 – August 15, 1982) was an American actor who appeared in a few films through the 1930s and 1940s. He and his sister Olive Brasno were first recognized as a brother and sister little-people singing team in a partnership with Buster Shaver's vaudeville act. He was also billed as George Shaver.[1]

Career

Brasno was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Brasno and was born in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Brasno and his sister Olive Brasno started out as a brother and sister midget act performing with the Johnny Jones Exposition. Buster Shaver saw them, and they joined his vaudeville act.[2] In 1937, George and Olive Brasno were offered roles in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939) but they declined because they were making more money on the road with their singing act.[3]

For several years, the pair was joined by brother Richard to form an entertainment trio.[2]

Despite turning down the opportunity, they starred in a few movies and shorts between public appearances such as: The Great John L. (1945), Little Miss Broadway (1938), Arbor Day (1936), Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936), Carnival (1935), The Mighty Barnum (1934), Shrimps for a Day (1934), and Sitting Pretty (1933).[4]

Billed as George Shaver, Brasno appeared on Broadway as part of the family trio in Are You With It? (1945).[1]

Death

George Brasno died in South River, New Jersey on August 15, 1982. He was 70 years old.[3]

References

1. ^{{cite web |title=George Shaver |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/george-shaver-95447 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=23 January 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.fo/GDHjj |archivedate=23 January 2019}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27537584/brasnos/|title=The Brasnos, Midget Trio Of East Brunswick, Now In Musical on Broadway|last1=Shultise|first1=Walter S.|date=December 16, 1945|work=The Central New Jersey Home News|accessdate=23 January 2019|location=New Jersey, New Brunswick|page=2|via=Newspapers.com}}
3. ^Kemp, Heather Wendt for Weird NJ. "Weird NJ: The Brasnos – Old Bridge’s movie heroes", Asbury Park Press, April 23, 2017. Accessed December 26, 2017. Persons short in stature historically have found work in the entertainment industry. The members of the Brasno family of Old Bridge were able to benefit from this trend. They were a family of six, four of whom were little people. As 'proportional' dwarfs, or 'midgets' as they were commonly known in the 1930s, siblings Olive and George Brasno were offered Munchkin roles in The Wizard of Oz.... Not foreseeing that the movie would become a classic, Olive and George declined MGM’s offer, choosing instead to continue with their own more lucrative vaudeville act, 'Buster Shaver, Olive and George.'"
4. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7477765]

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0105422}}
  • {{Find a Grave|7477765}}
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6 : 1911 births|1982 deaths|American male film actors|Actors with dwarfism|20th-century American male actors|People from Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

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