Childhood
Joseph Evans Brown was born on July 28, 1891, in Holgate, Ohio, near Toledo. He spent most of his childhood in Toledo. He performed as a tumbler in vaudeville shots as a child. He was skilled baseball player and declined an opportunity to sign with the New York Yankees to pursue his career as an entertainer.
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