Robert Woolsey

Robert Woolsey was born on Aug 14, 1888 in USA. Robert Woolsey's big-screen debut came with Rio Rita directed by Luther Reed in 1929, strarring Ned Lovett. Robert Woolsey is known for Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical directed by Phillip Dye, Robert S. Birchard stars as Self and Leslie Caron as Self. The upcoming new movie Robert Woolsey plays is Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical which will be released on Jan 10, 2008.

At the age of 7, his father died, leaving his mother and her six children in poverty, of the children, 4 died in early years. To earn some money to support the family, Robert took odd jobs, before becoming a jockey. This career ended when the horse, Pink Star, the future Kentucky Derby winner of 1907, fell and broke Robert's leg. Robert then went to work as bellboy at the Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he came in contact with actors who saw possibilities for him on the stage as comic. He joined several vaudeville companies, touring not only North America, but also the British Empire. Around 1917, he married an eccentric dancer. In 1922, he appeared with