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Bud Abbott
William Alexander Abbott (October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974), known professionally as Bud Abbott, was an American actor, producer and comedian.〔The year of birth has been reported as 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898 in different sources. This has been discussed in some depth on this article's talk page. The 1895 date was perpetuated by sources copying from earlier sources. After Abbott's birth certificate, Census data, and World War I draft card became available online, 1897 became the most credible date.〕 He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
==Early life==
Abbott was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, into a show business family. His parents, Rae (Fisher) and Harry Abbott, had worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=http://www.biography.com/people/bud-abbott-20617237 )〕 Several years after the family relocated to Brooklyn, Abbott dropped out of grammar school to begin working with his father at Dreamland Park on Coney Island. When he was 15, Abbott signed on as a cabin boy on a Norwegian steamer, but was soon forced to shovel coal. He eventually worked his way back to the United States after a year.
By then his father was an employee of the Columbia Burlesque Wheel, and installed Bud in the box office of the Casino Theater in Brooklyn. Bud spent the next few years in burlesque box offices. In 1918, working in Washington D.C., he met and married Jenny Mae Pratt, a burlesque dancer and comedienne who performed as Betty Smith. They remained together until his death 55 years later. In 1923 Abbott produced a cut-rate vaudeville "tab show" called ''Broadway Flashes'', which toured on the Gus Sun circuit.〔Slide, Anthony. ''The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville.'' Westport, Connecticut, Greenwood Press, 1994, p. 1.〕 Abbott began performing as a straight man in the show when he could no longer afford to pay one. He continued producing and performing in burlesque shows on the Mutual Burlesque wheel, and as his reputation grew, he began working with veteran comedians like Harry Steppe and Harry Evanson.〔Furmanek, Bob and Ron Palumbo (1991). ''Abbott and Costello in Hollywood''. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0〕
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