1910-05-14 ( 114 years old ) in Newark, New Jersey, USA
B.S. Pully, (born Murray Lerman, May 14, 1910 – January 6, 1972) was a New York nightclub comedian and stage actor who created the role of Big Jule in the musical Guys and Dolls. He was noted for his blue humor and thick, gravelly voice.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Pully began his career on the Borscht Belt and achieved fame originating the Big Jule role in the original Broadway production of Guys and Dolls, appearing in more than 1,000 performances. He also played the role in the 1955 film version. Other notable film roles include the gruff Christmas tree vendor in 1945's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Joe the Bartender in 1945's Nob Hill.
Pully died of a heart attack in Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, at age 61. He was buried in Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson, New Jersey.
Movies
Myra Breckinridge
1970-06-24
The Love God?
1969-08-01
The Bellboy
1960-07-20
Guys and Dolls
1955-12-23
Main Street to Broadway
1953-10-12
Taxi
1953-01-21
Within These Walls
1945-07-13
Nob Hill
1945-06-13
Don Juan Quilligan
1945-06-01
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945-02-28
Greenwich Village
1944-09-27
Pin Up Girl
1944-04-25
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