George Ovey
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Born	(1870-12-13)December 13, 1870 Trenton, Missouri, US
Died	December 23, 1951(1951-12-23) (aged 81) Hollywood, California, US
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1951
Spouse	Louise Horner[1]

George Overton O’Dell,^[1] known as George Ovey professionally (December 13, 1870 – September 23, 1951), was an American film actor and comedian. Ovey was born December 13, 1870, in Trenton, Missouri. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1951, but he is best known as the character "Merry Jerry" in dozens of short films known as the "Cub Comedies" that were produced in the mid-1910s by Mutual Films^[2] and directed by Milton Fahrney. Ovey died September 23, 1951, in Hollywood, California.^{[citation needed]}

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