Emmett Lynn

Biography

Emmett Earl Lynn was a renowned American actor born on February 14, 1897, in Muscatine, Iowa. He began his career as a song plugger at nine and later became an eccentric character comedian in vaudeville, starring in various travelling road companies that flourished in the 1920s and early 1930s. Lynn transitioned to films for Biograph Studios in 1913 and went on to appear in over 140 movies between 1940 and 1956, making television appearances until his death in 1958.