Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty (April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor.

Prouty (third, right) with other cast of Kick In (1922)

Jed Prouty
in 1938
Born	April 6, 1879 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	May 10, 1956 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Kensico Cemetery Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1910–1952 (including stage years before movies)
Spouse(s)	Marion Murray (?-1951; her death)

Biography

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly appearing in comedies, he occasionally performed a serious character role, for instance a small part as an oily publicist in A Star is Born (1937). After a significant career in silent films, a large part of Prouty's later career was the Jones Family film series.[1] They were 17 low-budget 20th Century Fox family comedies between 1936 and 1940, along with Spring Byington as Mrs. Jones, for such directors as Malcolm St. Clair and Frank R. Strayer. Prouty appeared in all but the final entry.

Partial filmography

(Films marked with a caret are Jones Family films)

• Her Game (1919)
• Sadie Love (1919)
• The Conquest of Canaan (1921)
• The Great Adventure (1921)
• Experience (1921)
• Room and Board' (1921)
• Kick In (1922)
• The Girl of the Golden West (1923)
• The Knockout (1925)
• The Coast of Folly (1925)
• The Unguarded Hour (1925)
• Her Second Chance (1926)
• Ella Cinders (1926)
• Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)
• Miss Nobody (1926)
• Don Juan's Three Nights (1926)
• The Mystery Club (1926)
• Unknown Treasures (1926)
• Orchids and Ermine (1927)
• Domestic Meddlers (1928)
• Name the Woman (1928)
• Sonny Boy (1929)
• The Broadway Melody (1929)
• His Captive Woman (1929)
• Two Weeks Off (1929)
• The Fall of Eve (1929)
• The Devil's Holiday (1930)
• Paid (1930)
• Strangers May Kiss (1931)
• Annabelle's Affairs (1931)
• The Age for Love (1931)
• Business and Pleasure (1932)
• Manhattan Tower (1932)
• Skyway (1933)
• Music in the Air (1934)
• Murder on the Blackboard (1934)
• Every Saturday Night (1936) ^
• Educating Father (1936) ^
• Back to Nature (1936) ^
• The Texas Rangers (1936)
• Can This Be Dixie? (1936)
• Small Town Boy (1937)
• Off to the Races (1937) ^
• The Jones Family in Big Business (1937) ^
• One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
• Hot Water (1937) ^
• Borrowing Trouble (1937) ^
• Love on a Budget (1938) ^
• A Trip to Paris (1938) ^
• Safety in Numbers (1938) ^
• Danger on the Air (1938)
• Down on the Farm (1938) ^
• Goodbye Broadway (1938)
• The Duke of West Point (1938)
• Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
• Exile Express (1939)
• Everybody's Baby (1939) ^
• The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) ^
• Quick Millions (1939) ^
• Too Busy to Work (1939) ^
• Young as You Feel (1940) ^
• Remedy for Riches (1940)
• Pot o' Gold (1941)
• Father Steps Out (1941)
• Roar of the Press (1941)
• The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
• Obliging Young Lady (1942)
• Guilty Bystander (1950)

References

1. Goldrup, Tom (May 1, 2002). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television. 69: Mcfarland & Co Inc. ISBN 978-0786412549. Retrieved January 14, 2017.CS1 maint: location (link)

External links

• Jed Prouty at IMDb
• Jed Prouty at the Internet Broadway Database