"Who said I was nuts--?"
Jack Barty was born on December 31, 1888 in London, England as John Bartholomew. He was a stage & film actor & writer, known for his film appearances in "The Sea Fiend" (1936), "Take a Chance" (1937), "In Town Tonight" (1935) & "Gaslight" (1940) among others. Laurel & Hardy fans will forever remember him as "Jitters" the butler in "Oliver The Eighth" (1934).
Laurel & Hardy met with Barty in late August 1932, after seeing him on stage in "Casanova" at the Coliseum Theater in London. Foreground: Jack Barty gives a "hardy" handshake to welcome Oliver Hardy to London, while actress Mary Lawson smiles sweetly in the center. Background: Marie Lohr looks on while Stan Laurel smiles while meeting the cast members of "Casanova".
Seen between Jack Barty & Marie Lohr was an MGM Studio sales executive who accompanied Laurel & Hardy to the Theater that night. Jack Barty went to Hollywood by way of the Hal Roach studios the following year....
Seen left-to-right are: Nina Quartero, Billy Nelson, Douglas "Duggie" Wakefield & Jack Barty in the Hal Roach short, "Twin Screws" (1933). Three sailors swear off women, but find their pledge hard to keep when given shore leave.
Jack Barty died on November 25, 1942 in Streatham, London. He was 53.