Bud Abbott
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"William Alexander "Bud" Abbott" was an American actor, producer and comedian.The year of birth has been reported as 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898 in different reliable sources. This has been discussed in some depth on Talk:Bud Abbott#Birth date/this article's talk page. Following are a small selection of references supporting the different values. "Oct 2, 1898": . "Oct 2, 1895".

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But for twenty years as a professional team, Lou and I were closer than man and wife.

Abbott: Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third. Costello: That's what I want to find out.

You never heard of a comedy team that didn't fight, did you?

Sitting at home the way I do, I'd just love the hear from people. It'd be a great help in passing the time.

It gets so boring at home. After all, how many reruns of Abbott and Costello movies can a guy watch on television?

That's why so many stars are making pictures in Europe today. The tax guys are making thieves out of everybody.

Once they get their hooks into you, you're a dead pigeon.

They disallowed this and disallowed that, and now I can't even get my head above water!