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Albert Austin

Born [?] 13 December 1881, 1882 or 1885? in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Died 17 August 1953 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Brother of actor Willian Austin.

Married Laura Virginia Lane, 8 September 1912; until Albert’s death, 17 August 1953.

Albert Austin began in music hall and musical comedy theater. Toured America with the Fred Karno company. Began film work with Chaplin in 1916? Began brief stint as director in 1922.

References: Miller-Comedies p. 20 : Website-IMDb; Website-Wikipedia.