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Dewey Barto (June 10, 1896 – January 31, 1973) was best known as the shorter half of the comedic and acrobatic dance act, Barto and Mann. He was the father of actress Nancy Walker, known earlier in life as "Nan Barto".
Barto and Mann: Dewey Barto (né Stewart Steven Swoyer; June 10, 1896 – January 31, 1973 [1]) and George Mann (December 2, 1905 — November 22, 1977 [2] ), known as the "laugh kings" of vaudeville, [3] were a comedic dance act from the late 1920s to the early 1940s.
Dewey Barto was best known as half of the comedic and acrobatic dance acting. Career. Born as Stewart Steven Swoyer in Reading, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth and Charles "Roxie" Swoyer, an acrobat, who owned a horse and wagon circus. Dewey came from a family of performers.
Leben und Karriere. Als Tochter der Vaudeville -Künstler Dewey Barto (1896–1973) und Myrtle Flemming Lawler war Nancy Walker seit frühester Jugend mit dem Showgeschäft vertraut. In den 1930er-Jahren trat sie in mehreren Radioprogrammen auf.
George Kline Mann (December 2, 1905 – November 22, 1977) was best known as the taller half of the comedic and acrobatic dance act Barto and Mann.
2. Okt. 2023 · The Three Bartos Scrapbook. The Three Bartos, Eddie Barto, Edward Sturm, and Dewey Barto (nee Stewart Steven Swoyer), were an acrobatic hand-balancing act that toured and performed in Vaudeville shows in the early 1900s. The scrapbook covers the trio’s career from circa 1911-1912.
President Harry S. Truman in the Oval Office, receiving a gold membership card in the American Guild of Variety Artists, with Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois (third from left), Lorraine Rognan, and four Guild officials (Dewey Barto, Jack Irving, Jerry Baker, and Guild President Gus Van).
