Tammany Young — Real Tales About Reel Folk (1914) 🇺🇸

“Tammany” (William F.) Young, jockey, “copy boy” in the Russo–Japanese war for the London Daily Mail, former secretary to Paul Armstrong, the playwright, laundry proprietor, prize fight announcer, timekeeper, referee and advance agent, patent medicine vendor in Cuba, sailor before the mast on an Australian cattle boat, actor and photoplay comedian — for several months has been starring in the story of his life.

As the original Bill of the famous Paul West stories, Tammy is kept mighty busy, just with being himself! Years seem to have made little impression on the irrepressible office boy in whom Mr. West first saw copy.

And Tammany, back in the old familiar rôle, easily slips off the robe of fame which has subsequently descended upon him, to give a thoroughly realistic rehearsal of his humble, but no less startlingly original activities ten years back.

The result is the most excruciatingly funny set of pictures which the Komic yet has produced. It isn’t every man who can act himself, and be natural. Tammany actually has that genius. Fay Tincher, as Ethel, plays opposite, and the two make an irresistible comedy team.

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Tammany Young in the “Bill the Office Boy” Series

Collection: Reel Life Magazine, October 1914

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