The Yankee Doodler 81 years old

Ancestors of music videos, YANKEE DOODLER, ROSIE THE RIVETER, and DEAR ARABELLA were made during World War II for coin-operated jukebox devices found in restaurants, bars and train stations. On built-in glass screens, they projected 16mm films of artists performing popular tunes. These examples, although not in perfect condition, are time capsules of their era. William Frawley was a vaudevillian and musical comedy performer decades before he played Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.

Credits

The Yankee Doodler Cast

Name	Character
William Frawley He was 55, 79 years old when he died

The Yankee Doodler Crew

Name	Department
Herbert Moulton as Director. He was 20 (71) years old when He died	Directing