Appeared in two 1920s films which were also famous as Broadway musicals - The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927) and Show Boat (1929). Both were shot as silent films, although the 1929 "Show Boat" was eventually released as a part-talkie.
Daughter, with Harvey, Marion Harlan.
Provided the voice of the dwarf "Happy" in Walt Disney's animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Reportedly was the performer who introduced Irving Berlin's classic breakthrough song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", on the Vaudeville stage in 1911.
Uncle of actor Kenneth Harlan.