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Stuart Erwin and Alison Skipworth in He Learned About Women (1932)

Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Hall, Paul Lukas, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Judith Wood in Working Girls (1931)

Stuart Erwin, Wallace Ford, and George J. Lewis in Back Door to Heaven (1939)

Stuart Erwin, Madge Evans, and Franchot Tone in Exclusive Story (1936)

Stuart Erwin and Ben Turpin in Make Me a Star (1932)

Maurice Chevalier and Stuart Erwin in Playboy of Paris (1930)

Sue Carol, Stuart Erwin, and Irene Rich in The Exalted Flapper (1929)

Helen Chandler and Stuart Erwin in Mr. Boggs Steps Out (1938)

Stuart Erwin, Florence Roberts, and Charles Sellon in Make Me a Star (1932)

Ruth Chatterton, Stuart Erwin, Fredric March, Jack Oakie, and Stanley Smith in Paramount on Parade (1930)

Louise Closser Hale, Stuart Erwin, and Helen Kane in Dangerous Nan McGrew (1930)

Frances Dee, Stuart Erwin, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and Herbert Sherwood in Along Came Youth (1930)

Clara Bow, Joyce Compton, Stuart Erwin, Kay Francis, Jack Luden, and David Newell in Dangerous Curves (1929)

Stuart Erwin, Carmelita Geraghty, Roscoe Karns, Edmund Lowe, Zasu Pitts, and Ruth Taylor in This Thing Called Love (1929)

Lon Chaney Jr., Edward Brophy, and Stuart Erwin in Passport Husband (1938)

Bette Davis, Jack Carson, and Stuart Erwin in The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)

George Barbier, Stuart Erwin, Kay Francis, Fredric March, and Sidney Toler in Strangers in Love (1932)

Robert Young, Stuart Erwin, Betty Furness, Russell Hardie, and William Tannen in The Band Plays On (1934)

Jimmy Durante and Stuart Erwin in Palooka (1934)

Clara Bow, Stuart Erwin, and Dixie Lee in No Limit (1931)

Stuart Erwin and Norman Foster in No Limit (1931)

Sue Carol and Stuart Erwin in The Exalted Flapper (1929)

Stuart Erwin and Miriam Hopkins in The Stranger's Return (1933)

Stuart Erwin and Charles Sellon in Make Me a Star (1932)

Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin in Make Me a Star (1932)

Oscar Apfel and Stuart Erwin in Make Me a Star (1932)

Stuart Erwin and Zasu Pitts in Make Me a Star (1932)

Joan Blondell, Stuart Erwin, and Ben Turpin in Make Me a Star (1932)

Robert Young, Stuart Erwin, Betty Furness, and William Tannen in The Band Plays On (1934)

Robert Young, Stuart Erwin, and Preston Foster in The Band Plays On (1934)

Stuart Erwin, Ida Lupino, and William Prince in Pillow to Post (1945)

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Stuart Erwin was an American actor who often worked as a voice actor in radio and animation. He was once nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Erwin was born in Squaw Valley, Fresno County, California in 1903. Squaw Valley is a census-designated place, the location of a post office which has operated on-and-off since 1879. It is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) to the east of the county seat, Fresno. Despite the similarity in names, it has no connection to the Squaw Valley Ski Resort, which is located in Placer County, California.

Erwin attended school at Porterville High School in Porterville, California. Porterville was at the time a local center for the mining industry, primarily known for the extraction of magnetite from nearby mines. Erwin latter attended the University of California. He started performing on stage as an actor while still a college student. During the 1920s, Erwin mainly appeared on repertory theatre in Los Angeles.

In 1928, Erwin made his film debut in the biographical film "Mother Knows Best." The film was largely based on the life of actress and singer Elsie Janis (1889-1956), and depicted her relationship with the stage mother who managed her career since childhood. The film was mainly notable as the first "talkie" (sound film) produced by the film studio Fox Film (1915-1935), using the Movietone sound system.

Erwin regularly appeared in theatrical films during the late 1920s and early 1930s, but was infrequently cast on major roles. His first memorable role was that of oil-industry businessman and radio-station owner Leslie McWhinney in the musical comedy "The Big Broadcast" (1932). In the film, McWhinney is both the employer and a close friend to singer Bing Crosby (1903-1977). The film was Crosby's first starring role as an actor, and he depicted a fictionalized version of himself.

Erwin gained a starring role in the comedy film "Palooka" (1934), an adaptation of the popular comic strip "Joe Palooka" (1930-1984) by cartoonist Ham Fisher (1900-1955). Erwin was cast in the role of Joe Palooka himself. Palooka was depicted as a professional boxer, but with a kind heart, a hero's instinct to protect others, and rather limited intelligence. In the film, the role of the middle-aged Knobby Walsh, Palooka's Irish-born manager and the mastermind behind his rise to fame, was played by Jimmy Durante (1893-1980).

In 1936, Erwin starred as hillbilly Amos Dodd in the comedy "Pigskin Parade." In the film, Amos is an uneducated farmer from Arkansas who has an amazing talent for American football, so he gets recruited as a college football player by a Texas-based university. The role met with critical praise, and Erwin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. However, the Award for that year was won by rival actor Walter Brennan (1894-1974).

In radio, Erwin had a recurring role in "Phone Again Finnegan" (1946), and played multiple roles in the anthology series "Lux Radio Theatre" (1934-1955), "Cavalcade of America" (1935-1953), and "The United States Steel Hour" (1943-1953).

From 1950 to 1955, Erwin starred in the television sitcom "The Stu Erwin Show." The series lasted for a total of 130 episodes, and cast Erwin in the role of a high-school principal who was also the father of high-spirited teens. After the sitcom ended, Erwin frequently appeared as a guest star on other television shows.

In 1963, Erwin played the role of football coach Wilson in the science-fiction comedy film "Son of Flubber," The film was a commercial success, earning about $22 million at the North American box office. It was the seventh-most commercially successful film of 1963, being outperformed by "Cleopatra" (first), "How the West Was Won" (second), "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (third), 'Tom Jones" (fourth), "Irma la Douce" (fifth), and "The Sword in the Stone" (sixth). "Son of Flubber" itself outperformed the horror film "The Birds" (eighth), the spy film "Dr. No" (ninth), and the drama film "The V.I.P.s" (tenth).

In 1964, Erwin played the role of Police Chief Loomis in another science-fiction comedy film, "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones." This film earned only $4 million at the box office but was considered successful enough to receive a sequel, "The Monkey's Uncle" (1965). Erwin was not asked to appear in the sequel. "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" was Erwin's last film role.

From 1965 to 1967, Erwin was limited to playing guest star roles in various television series, such as "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," and "Lassie." In December 1967, Erwin suffered a myocardial infarction (heart attack) and died in Beverly Hills. He was 64. He was survived by his wife June Collyer (1906-1968), who died of pneumonia in March 1968.

The bodies of both Erwin and Collyer were cremated. Their ashes were interred at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory, in Los Angeles.

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