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Nov 12, 1864
Died
Jan 13, 1994
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William Collier
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William Collier, Jr.
  • CREDITS
    Merry-Go-Round (May 31, 1927 - Sep 24, 1927)
    • Performer: William Collier
    MusicalComedy RevueOriginal
    The Wild Rose (Oct 20, 1926 - Dec 11, 1926)
    • Starring: William Collier [Gideon Holtz]
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Sweetheart Time (Jan 19, 1926 - May 22, 1926)
    • Directed by William Collier
    • Based on "Never Say Die" by William Collier
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Be Yourself (Sep 03, 1924 - Nov 22, 1924)
    • Staged by William Collier
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Nifties of 1923 (Sep 25, 1923 - Nov 03, 1923)
    • Staged by William Collier
    • Performer: William Collier
    • Sketches by: William Collier
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    Earl Carroll's Vanities [1923] (Jul 05, 1923 - Dec 29, 1923)
    • Staged by William Collier
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    Music Box Revue [1921] (Sep 22, 1921 - Sep 30, 1922)
    • Performer: William Collier [Performer]
    • Book by William Collier
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    Pitter Patter (Sep 28, 1920 - Jan 01, 1921)
    • Based on a farce by William Collier
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Tickle Me (Aug 17, 1920 - Feb 12, 1921)
    • Staged by William Collier
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    George White's Scandals [1920] (Jun 07, 1920 - Oct 02, 1920)
    • Directed by William Collier
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    The Hottentot (Mar 01, 1920 - Jun 1920)
    • Performer: William Collier [Sam Harrington]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayComedy FarceOriginal
    Nothing But Lies (Oct 08, 1918 - Feb 1919)
    • Performer: William Collier [George Washington Cross]
    PlayOriginal
    Nothing But the Truth (Sep 14, 1916 - Jul 1917)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    No. 13 Washington Square (Aug 23, 1915 - Oct 09, 1915)
    • Staged by William Collier
    PlayComedyFarceOriginal
    Hello, Broadway! (Dec 25, 1914 - Apr 10, 1915)
    • Performer: William Collier [Bill Shaverfam, Judge Reizenstein, Innocent]
    MusicalRevueOriginal
    A Little Water on the Side (Jan 06, 1914 - Mar 1914)
    • Performer: William Collier
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Who's Who? (Sep 11, 1913 - Oct 1913)
    • Directed by William Collier
    • Starring: William Collier [Lester Ford]
    PlayOriginal
    Never Say Die (Nov 12, 1912 - Mar 1913)
    • Starring: William Collier [Dionysius Woodbury]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Hokey-pokey / Bunty, Bulls and Strings (Feb 08, 1912 - May 11, 1912)
    • Hokey-pokey
    • Performer: William Collier [Josh Kidder]
    SpecialOriginal
    • Bunty, Bulls and Strings
    • Performer: William Collier [Tammas Biggar]
    SpecialOriginal
    Take My Advice (Nov 27, 1911 - Feb 1912)
    • Performer: William Collier [William Ogden]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    A Certain Party (Apr 24, 1911 - May 13, 1911)
    • Directed by William Collier
    MusicalFarceOriginal
    The Dictator (Apr 13, 1911 - May 1911)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayFarceRevival
    I'll Be Hanged If I Do (Nov 28, 1910 - Feb 1911)
    • Starring: William Collier [Percival Kelly]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind Him (Mar 09, 1910 - Apr 1910)
    • Produced by William Collier
    • Directed by William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    A Lucky Star (Jan 18, 1910 - Apr 1910)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    The Man from Mexico (May 10, 1909 - Jul 1909)
    • Directed by William Collier
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayRevival
    The Patriot (Nov 23, 1908 - Apr 1909)
    • Starring: William Collier [Sir Augustus Plantagenet Armitage]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayFarceOriginal
    Personal (Sep 03, 1907 - Oct 1907)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    Caught in the Rain (Dec 31, 1906 - May 1907)
    • Performer: William Collier [Dick Crawford]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayFarceOriginal
    On the Quiet (Dec 11, 1905 - Dec 1905)
    • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
    PlayComedyRevival
    A Fool and His Money (Oct 26, 1904 - Nov 1904)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayRevival
    The Dictator (Aug 24, 1904 - Sep 1904)
    • Starring: William Collier [Brook Travers]
    PlayFarceOriginal
    The Dictator (Apr 04, 1904 - May 30, 1904)
    • Starring: William Collier [Brook Travers]
    PlayFarceOriginal
    Are You My Father? (Oct 08, 1903 - Oct 1903)
    • Performer: William Collier
    PlayOriginal
    The Big Little Princess (Feb 26, 1903 - Apr 11, 1903)
    • Performer: William Collier [Erminegarter]
    MusicalBurlesqueOriginal
    The Stickiness of Gelatine (Dec 18, 1902 - Feb 1903)
    • Performer: William Collier [Vi Bumpson]
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Humming Birds and Onions (Nov 06, 1902 - Dec 1902)
    • Performer: William Collier [Lord Bummy]
    MusicalBurlesqueOriginal
    Twirly Whirly (Sep 11, 1902 - Apr 11, 1903)
    • Performer: William Collier [Bob Upton]
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    The Diplomat (Mar 20, 1902 - May 1902)
    • Performer: William Collier [Nick Shortwick]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    On the Quiet (Feb 10, 1902 - Mar 1902)
    • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    On the Quiet (Feb 11, 1901 - Jul 1901)
    • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
    PlayComedyOriginal
    Mr. Smooth (Sep 02, 1899 - Sep 1899)
    • Performer: William Collier [Joe Patten]
    • Written by William Collier
    PlayComedyOriginal
    The Man from Mexico (Apr 19, 1897 - Jun 05, 1897)
    • Performer: William Collier [Benjamin Fitzhugh]
    PlayFarceOriginal
    A Back Number (Dec 17, 1894 - Closing date unknown)
    • Performer: William Collier [Benjamin Bennett, Shiftless Ike]
    PlayOriginal
Merry-Go-Round (May 31, 1927 - Sep 24, 1927)
  • Performer: William Collier
MusicalComedy RevueOriginal
The Wild Rose (Oct 20, 1926 - Dec 11, 1926)
  • Starring: William Collier [Gideon Holtz]
MusicalComedyOriginal
Sweetheart Time (Jan 19, 1926 - May 22, 1926)
  • Directed by William Collier
  • Based on "Never Say Die" by William Collier
MusicalComedyOriginal
Be Yourself (Sep 03, 1924 - Nov 22, 1924)
  • Staged by William Collier
MusicalComedyOriginal
Nifties of 1923 (Sep 25, 1923 - Nov 03, 1923)
  • Staged by William Collier
  • Performer: William Collier
  • Sketches by: William Collier
MusicalRevueOriginal
Earl Carroll's Vanities [1923] (Jul 05, 1923 - Dec 29, 1923)
  • Staged by William Collier
MusicalRevueOriginal
Music Box Revue [1921] (Sep 22, 1921 - Sep 30, 1922)
  • Performer: William Collier [Performer]
  • Book by William Collier
MusicalRevueOriginal
Pitter Patter (Sep 28, 1920 - Jan 01, 1921)
  • Based on a farce by William Collier
MusicalComedyOriginal
Tickle Me (Aug 17, 1920 - Feb 12, 1921)
  • Staged by William Collier
MusicalComedyOriginal
George White's Scandals [1920] (Jun 07, 1920 - Oct 02, 1920)
  • Directed by William Collier
MusicalRevueOriginal
The Hottentot (Mar 01, 1920 - Jun 1920)
  • Performer: William Collier [Sam Harrington]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayComedy FarceOriginal
Nothing But Lies (Oct 08, 1918 - Feb 1919)
  • Performer: William Collier [George Washington Cross]
PlayOriginal
Nothing But the Truth (Sep 14, 1916 - Jul 1917)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayOriginal
No. 13 Washington Square (Aug 23, 1915 - Oct 09, 1915)
  • Staged by William Collier
PlayComedyFarceOriginal
Hello, Broadway! (Dec 25, 1914 - Apr 10, 1915)
  • Performer: William Collier [Bill Shaverfam, Judge Reizenstein, Innocent]
MusicalRevueOriginal
A Little Water on the Side (Jan 06, 1914 - Mar 1914)
  • Performer: William Collier
  • Written by William Collier
PlayComedyOriginal
Who's Who? (Sep 11, 1913 - Oct 1913)
  • Directed by William Collier
  • Starring: William Collier [Lester Ford]
PlayOriginal
Never Say Die (Nov 12, 1912 - Mar 1913)
  • Starring: William Collier [Dionysius Woodbury]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayComedyOriginal
Hokey-pokey / Bunty, Bulls and Strings (Feb 08, 1912 - May 11, 1912)
  • Hokey-pokey
  • Performer: William Collier [Josh Kidder]
SpecialOriginal
  • Bunty, Bulls and Strings
  • Performer: William Collier [Tammas Biggar]
SpecialOriginal
Take My Advice (Nov 27, 1911 - Feb 1912)
  • Performer: William Collier [William Ogden]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayOriginal
A Certain Party (Apr 24, 1911 - May 13, 1911)
  • Directed by William Collier
MusicalFarceOriginal
The Dictator (Apr 13, 1911 - May 1911)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayFarceRevival
I'll Be Hanged If I Do (Nov 28, 1910 - Feb 1911)
  • Starring: William Collier [Percival Kelly]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayComedyOriginal
The Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind Him (Mar 09, 1910 - Apr 1910)
  • Produced by William Collier
  • Directed by William Collier
PlayOriginal
A Lucky Star (Jan 18, 1910 - Apr 1910)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayOriginal
The Man from Mexico (May 10, 1909 - Jul 1909)
  • Directed by William Collier
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayRevival
The Patriot (Nov 23, 1908 - Apr 1909)
  • Starring: William Collier [Sir Augustus Plantagenet Armitage]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayFarceOriginal
Personal (Sep 03, 1907 - Oct 1907)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayOriginal
Caught in the Rain (Dec 31, 1906 - May 1907)
  • Performer: William Collier [Dick Crawford]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayFarceOriginal
On the Quiet (Dec 11, 1905 - Dec 1905)
  • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
PlayComedyRevival
A Fool and His Money (Oct 26, 1904 - Nov 1904)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayRevival
The Dictator (Aug 24, 1904 - Sep 1904)
  • Starring: William Collier [Brook Travers]
PlayFarceOriginal
The Dictator (Apr 04, 1904 - May 30, 1904)
  • Starring: William Collier [Brook Travers]
PlayFarceOriginal
Are You My Father? (Oct 08, 1903 - Oct 1903)
  • Performer: William Collier
PlayOriginal
The Big Little Princess (Feb 26, 1903 - Apr 11, 1903)
  • Performer: William Collier [Erminegarter]
MusicalBurlesqueOriginal
The Stickiness of Gelatine (Dec 18, 1902 - Feb 1903)
  • Performer: William Collier [Vi Bumpson]
MusicalComedyOriginal
Humming Birds and Onions (Nov 06, 1902 - Dec 1902)
  • Performer: William Collier [Lord Bummy]
MusicalBurlesqueOriginal
Twirly Whirly (Sep 11, 1902 - Apr 11, 1903)
  • Performer: William Collier [Bob Upton]
MusicalComedyOriginal
The Diplomat (Mar 20, 1902 - May 1902)
  • Performer: William Collier [Nick Shortwick]
PlayComedyOriginal
On the Quiet (Feb 10, 1902 - Mar 1902)
  • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
PlayComedyOriginal
On the Quiet (Feb 11, 1901 - Jul 1901)
  • Performer: William Collier [Robert Ridgeway]
PlayComedyOriginal
Mr. Smooth (Sep 02, 1899 - Sep 1899)
  • Performer: William Collier [Joe Patten]
  • Written by William Collier
PlayComedyOriginal
The Man from Mexico (Apr 19, 1897 - Jun 05, 1897)
  • Performer: William Collier [Benjamin Fitzhugh]
PlayFarceOriginal
A Back Number (Dec 17, 1894 - Closing date unknown)
  • Performer: William Collier [Benjamin Bennett, Shiftless Ike]
PlayOriginal

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