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Born William Alexander Abbott on Oct. 2, 1895 in Asbury Park, NJ, "Bud" was the son of Rae Abbott, a bareback rider, and Harry Abbott, a publicist and booking agent with Barnum and Bailey Circus, for which they both worked. Understandably drawn to the world of show business, Abbott dropped out of school in 1909 to work at New York's Coney Island, w... Continue Bio >>

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1988-00-00 Entertaining the Troops
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1953-07-00 Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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