Cal Stewart

Cal Stewart
C. 1905 portrait of Stewart from "Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories"
Born1856 (1856)
Charlotte County, Virginia
DiedDecember 7, 1919(1919-12-07) (aged 62–63)
Notable workUncle Josh Weathersby
Comedy career
MediumVaudeville, audio recordings
GenresAnecdotal comedy, character comedy

Cal Stewart (b. 1856 Charlotte County, Virginia, d. December 7, 1919) was an American comedian and humorist who pioneered in vaudeville and early sound recordings. He is best remembered for his comic monologues in which he played "Uncle Josh Weathersby", a resident of a mythical New England farming town called "Pumpkin Center" or "Punkin Center".

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