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William DeWolf Hopper (March 30, 1858 – September 23, 1935) was an American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer. A star of vaudeville and musical theater , he became best known for performing the popular baseball poem " Casey at the Bat ".
— Profiling that larger-than-life American actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer, DeWolf Hopper (1858 - 1935). His insatiable appetite for young actresses may have been the reason for his nickname "Wolfie," while his many marriages earned him the title "Husband of His Country."
DeWolf Hopper Sr.. Actor: Don Quixote. Best-known for performing the most popular baseball poem, "Casey at the Bat." Filmed as one of the first talkies, 5 years before The Jazz Singer (1927), Casey at the Bat (1922), was included in Ken Burns' Baseball (1994).
DeWolf Hopper recites the poem, "Casey at the Bat" by E.L. Thayer. ...more.
Sep 22, 2008 · DeWolf Hopper was a popular musical theater actor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He also became famous for reciting the baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer over 10,000 times.
Though the subject matter is obviously quite different, one finds in Hopper’s “Casey” traces of the avant-guard, radicalized poetry slams born in coffee shops in the late 20th century as well as the basic essence of rap. Since Hopper’s famous version of the poem, the “mighty Casey’s” tale has often been retold.
Apr 13, 2021 · Movie Name: Sunshine Dad Stars: DeWolf Hopper Sr., Fay Tincher, Chester Withey Director: Edward Dillon. Watch the 1916 classic short film, Sunshine Dad.A band of mystics, searching for the...
