Facts: - imagesize: 150px - death place: hollywood , los angeles county , california , u.s. - resting place: forest lawn memorial park in glendale , california - caption: roscoe ates , 1933 - yearsactive: 1929 -- 1961 - death date: 12 february 1962 - spouse: -lrb- 1 -rrb- clara callahan ates -lrb- divorced -rrb- - birth date: 20 january 1895 - name: roscoe ates - nationality: american - image: roscoe_ates . jpg - birth place: grange , mississippi , us - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roscoe ates .
ates served in wwii , training for the air force fighter squad program in houston , tx at ellington field texas .roscoe ates -lrb- january 20 , 1895 -- february 12 , 1962 -rrb- was an american vaudeville performer , actor of stage and screen , comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and television .