[Dixielandjazz] Arthur Pryor

[Bill Haesler]

Dear Dave,
The following is the result of more internet searching.
All of which you probably have.
The first one is interesting.
Kind regards,
Bill.

http://tennesseepryors.wordpress.com/
http://arthurpryor.com/
http://www.parlorsongs.com/insearch/coonsongs/coonsongs.php

Biography: Roger Pryor
Slick, devilishly handsome leading man Roger Pryor was the son of  
prominent composer/bandleader Arthur Pryor. The younger Pryor made his  
stage bow as a teenager with Connecticut's Myskle-Harder Stock  
Company. His first Broadway appearance was in the 1925 production The  
Back Slapper. While appearing on-stage at night, Pryor faced the  
cameras at a New York movie studio by day in his film debut, the 1933  
musical Moonlight and Pretzels. This led to long-term contracts at  
such studios as Universal and Columbia, where Pryor starred in B- 
pictures and played supporting roles. During his busiest Hollywood  
years, Pryor embarked upon a six-year marriage to actress Ann Sothern.  
Never in the upper echelons of screen stardom, Pryor was better served  
on radio, where for several seasons he hosted Gulf Oil's "Screen Guild  
Theatre"; he also upheld the family tradition by leading a dance band.  
Roger Pryor retired from show business in 1947 to enjoy a profitable  
second career as an ad executive. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide