[citation needed] During his years as an entertainer at clubs, he was sometimes billed as Walter Kolk.
[1][2] Kolk was born on May 16, 1905,[3] in Baltimore, Maryland, but he considered Maine his home state.
[8] Actress Marion Davies saw Kolk perform musically in Venice, Italy, while she was on a tour of Europe.
"[9] He bought a farm in Maine with his savings and lived alone with minimal contact with neighbors.
[9] Kolk's Broadway roles include Lieutenant Dale in Take the Air (1928) and George Armstrong in Baby Pompadour (1934).