Gilbert Sarony
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Gilbert Sarony
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Gilbert Saroni, also written Gilbert Sarony, was a cross-dressing performer in vaudeville as well as early Edison Manufacturing, American Mutoscope, and Siegmund Lubin films. In his obituary in Variety he was described as one of the first impersonators of the "old maid" type and was said to be "considered one of the funniest men in the show business." His vaudeville performances included minstrel shows where he donned blackface using burnt cork and mimicked African-American characters. He also p
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