Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 â€" June 22, 1979) was an American
vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his
36-year career. He was nicknamed "The Big Swede" and was sometimes
credited as "Emery" or "Parnel".Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Parnell
trained as a musician at Morningside College, a Methodist institution
in Sioux City, Iowa.He spent eight months in the Arctic in 1929,
looking for gold in that area's wastelands. He also worked as a
telegrapher.Parnell spent his early years as a concert violinist. He
performed on the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits until 1930, when he
relocated to Detroit, Michigan, to narrate and act in commercial and
industrial films. A 1923 newspaper article described an upcoming
Lyceum performance of "Emory Parnell, the one man band," saying that
Parnell "plays an accordion, the snare drum and base [sic] drum, all
at the same time."
vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his
36-year career. He was nicknamed "The Big Swede" and was sometimes
credited as "Emery" or "Parnel".Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Parnell
trained as a musician at Morningside College, a Methodist institution
in Sioux City, Iowa.He spent eight months in the Arctic in 1929,
looking for gold in that area's wastelands. He also worked as a
telegrapher.Parnell spent his early years as a concert violinist. He
performed on the Chautauqua and Lyceum circuits until 1930, when he
relocated to Detroit, Michigan, to narrate and act in commercial and
industrial films. A 1923 newspaper article described an upcoming
Lyceum performance of "Emory Parnell, the one man band," saying that
Parnell "plays an accordion, the snare drum and base [sic] drum, all
at the same time."
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