James P. Burtis

born: 05 December 1893 Emporia, Kansas, United States of America

died: 24 July 1939 Los Angeles National Military Home, Veterans Administrators Facility Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (cirrhosis of liver, age 45)

Redheaded American actor.  Married to Gladys (surname unknown) from circa 1912 until his death.  He enlisted in the US Army Quartermaster Corps on 11 February 1918 and accepted a commission as 1st Lieutenant on 24 September 1918 and honorably exactly one year later. He is interred in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Section 71, Row B, Site 11. †The date of birth recorded on his death certificate is wrong.  It is believed the reasoning for this was the date on his WWI Draft Card and Social Sec application (which states 12/05/1893, as opposed to 05/12/1893).

Real name: James Perserved Burtis

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1933 The Bargain Of The Century Officer Butterworth   1934 Benny, From Panama Benny, the sailor 1935 Sprucin' Up Real estate agent   1935 Bonnie Scotland Member of the Highland Quartet 1936 General Spanky Boat captain Acknowledgements: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3694041 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26276-19158-4?cc=1968530 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21054-18125-89?cc=1916249 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-26184-6497-75?cc=1932433 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMB7-97R 1910 Census (actual image reads "JAMES P BURTIS"). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M636-34F 1920 Census. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJB-8CN 1930 Census. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CV-T1W 1940 Census (GLADYS BURTIS). https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L17T-LHV?mode=g&i=287&wc=9FH1-K6D%3A928310501%2C928337601%3Fcc%3D1968530&cc=1968530 WWI Draft Card (RED HAIR). Jesse Brisson (help and information) Jim Jarvis (research) This page was last updated on: 05 December 2017