James Tulley Langdon was a younger brother of stage and screen comedian Harry Langdon. He was the fifth of seven children. James usually went by his middle name throughout his life.
Like his brother, Tulley grew up in Council Bluffs during the late 19th Century. As a young adult, he worked as a clerk in a meat market.
In 1910, Tulley joined his brother Harry, and Harry's wife Rose, in a vaudeville act known as The Langdons. As part of the team, Tulley appeared in two sketches: "A Night on the Boulevard" (1910-15) and "Johnny's New Car" (1915-18). During these years, the act played the big-time Keith and Orpheum circuits.
In 1918, Tulley left the act to serve in World War I. At war's end, he returned to Council Bluffs.
In the early 1920's, most of the Langdon family moved to Los Angeles. After Harry Langdon became famous as a motion picture star, he hired Tulley and another brother, Claude, to his staff. As "James Langdon," Tulley is a credited writer on two of Harry's feature productions: "The Strong Man" (1926) and "Three's A Crowd" (1927).
Like his brother, Tulley grew up in Council Bluffs during the late 19th Century. As a young adult, he worked as a clerk in a meat market.
In 1910, Tulley joined his brother Harry, and Harry's wife Rose, in a vaudeville act known as The Langdons. As part of the team, Tulley appeared in two sketches: "A Night on the Boulevard" (1910-15) and "Johnny's New Car" (1915-18). During these years, the act played the big-time Keith and Orpheum circuits.
In 1918, Tulley left the act to serve in World War I. At war's end, he returned to Council Bluffs.
In the early 1920's, most of the Langdon family moved to Los Angeles. After Harry Langdon became famous as a motion picture star, he hired Tulley and another brother, Claude, to his staff. As "James Langdon," Tulley is a credited writer on two of Harry's feature productions: "The Strong Man" (1926) and "Three's A Crowd" (1927).
James Tulley Langdon was a younger brother of stage and screen comedian Harry Langdon. He was the fifth of seven children. James usually went by his middle name throughout his life.
Like his brother, Tulley grew up in Council Bluffs during the late 19th Century. As a young adult, he worked as a clerk in a meat market.
In 1910, Tulley joined his brother Harry, and Harry's wife Rose, in a vaudeville act known as The Langdons. As part of the team, Tulley appeared in two sketches: "A Night on the Boulevard" (1910-15) and "Johnny's New Car" (1915-18). During these years, the act played the big-time Keith and Orpheum circuits.
In 1918, Tulley left the act to serve in World War I. At war's end, he returned to Council Bluffs.
In the early 1920's, most of the Langdon family moved to Los Angeles. After Harry Langdon became famous as a motion picture star, he hired Tulley and another brother, Claude, to his staff. As "James Langdon," Tulley is a credited writer on two of Harry's feature productions: "The Strong Man" (1926) and "Three's A Crowd" (1927).
Like his brother, Tulley grew up in Council Bluffs during the late 19th Century. As a young adult, he worked as a clerk in a meat market.
In 1910, Tulley joined his brother Harry, and Harry's wife Rose, in a vaudeville act known as The Langdons. As part of the team, Tulley appeared in two sketches: "A Night on the Boulevard" (1910-15) and "Johnny's New Car" (1915-18). During these years, the act played the big-time Keith and Orpheum circuits.
In 1918, Tulley left the act to serve in World War I. At war's end, he returned to Council Bluffs.
In the early 1920's, most of the Langdon family moved to Los Angeles. After Harry Langdon became famous as a motion picture star, he hired Tulley and another brother, Claude, to his staff. As "James Langdon," Tulley is a credited writer on two of Harry's feature productions: "The Strong Man" (1926) and "Three's A Crowd" (1927).
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