Bert Swor

Bert Swor poster circa 1910

Bertie Odell Swor, Sr. (January 9, 1871 - November 30, 1943) was a minstrel show performer.[1]

Biography

He was born on January 9, 1871, in Paris, Tennessee, to Albert Gallatin Swor and Susan Martha Boyd. He started a vaudeville act with his brother, John Francis Swor. When Moran and Mack were temporarily estranged, he worked with George Moran as part of the Two Black Crows routine.[1]

He married Amy B. Archer (1911-1974) around 1894 and they had as their child, Bert O'Dell Swor, Jr. (1895-1931).

He performed with the minstrel show of Al G. Fields from 1911 to 1931. In 1931 he was in Brass Ankle, the Broadway show.[1]

He retired in 1931. A benefit was given in his honor in Dallas, Texas, in April 1941.[1]

He died in a hotel room in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 1, 1943.[1] His widow married Jack Norworth in 1951.[2]

Films

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bert Swor, 65, Dies. Old-Time Minstrel". The New York Times. December 1, 1943. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  2. ^ "Jack Norworth Weds at 72". The New York Times. October 23, 1951. Retrieved 2015-01-27.