{{for|the British criminal|Great train robbery (1963)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} thumb|Jimmy Hussey, vaudeville comedian '''Jimmy Hussey''' (January 18, 1891 – November 20, 1930) was an American comedian and vaudeville star.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6amCAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA319 |title=Dorothy Parker: Complete Broadway, 1918–1923 |editor-first=Kevin C. |editor-last=Fitzpatrick |publisher=IUniverse |place=Bloomington |isbn=9781491722657 |page=319 |date=2014 |access-date=2026-04-12 |via=Google Books |quote=One of them is Jimmy Hussey. It seems, on inquiry, that Jimmy Hussey is probably one of the best-known figures on the American stage, having appeared in vaudeville for years and years. But we, who do not get around much, never happened.}}</ref>
==Biography== thumb|right|200px|Hussey's grave at Calvary Cemetery
Jimmy Hussey was born Chicago.<ref name=Dies>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-times-jimmy-hussey-di/195442315/ |title=Jimmy Hussey Dies; Noted Irish Actor |newspaper=Brooklyn Daily Times |place=North Bergen, New Jersey |page=23 |date=1930-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260413004627/https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=195442315 |archive-date=2026-04-13 |url-status=deviated |access-date=2026-04-12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
He died from pneumonia at his home in North Bergen, New Jersey on November 20, 1930, and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston.<ref name=Dies/>
==Vaudeville shows== *''Travesty'' 1919 - military playlette "Somewhere".<ref>''American Cloak and Suit Review'' - Volume 17 1919 p 147 Fourth on the program was Jimmy Hussey in a military playette called "Somewhere" in Vaudeville." Mr. Hussey was assisted by his partner, William Worsley, and the two made a tremendous hit. Jimmy Hussey, as practically everyone knows, is one of the headliners on the B. F. Keith circuit. </ref> *''Tattle Tales'' 1920 - librettist and producer Jimmy Hussey. *''The Whirl of the Town'' 1921 Shubert musical revue, staged Jimmy Hussey, including Mae West
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