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Ed Wynn, born Isaiah Edwin Leopold in Philadelphia, was an American character, stage, film, and television actor. His career began in 1903, and he performed in English. He was married to Hilda Keenan and had one child, Keenan Wynn. Wynn recorded for the label RCA Victor.
He received the Disney Legends award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Wynn died of esophageal cancer in Beverly Hills in 1966. His remains were buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. Ed Wynn first appeared on television on July 7, 1936 in a brief, ad-libbed spot with Graham McNamee during an NBC experimental television broadcast. In…
Known for
- Boulevard! A Hollywood Story — Self (archive footage)2021
- Reflections on Alice — Mad Hatter (voice) / Self2010
- Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge — Self (archive footage)2008
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Hooray for Hollywood — Self (archive footage)1976
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)1976
- The Gnome-Mobile — Rufus1967
- The Daydreamer — The Emperor (voice)1966
- The Greatest Story Ever Told — Old Aram1965
- That Darn Cat! — Mr. Hofstedder1965
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Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian, noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ed+Wynn">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Isaiah Edwin Leopold , ( 1886-11-09 ) November 9, 1886 , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- June 19, 1966 (1966-06-19) (aged 79) , Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park , Glendale, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian
- Years active
- 1903–1966
- Children
- Keenan Wynn
- Relatives
- Tracy Keenan Wynn (grandson) Ned Wynn (grandson) Jessica Keenan Wynn (great-granddaughter)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Child
- Keenan Wynn
- Occupation
- showman
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Image
- Ed Wynn All Star Revue.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
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- Ed Wynn
- date of birth
- 1886-11-09
- date of death
- 1966-06-19
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Ed Wynn
- name in native language
- Ed Wynn
- start of work period
- 1903-00-00
- birth name
- Isaiah Edwin Leopold
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, his performances in classic Disney films such as Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. Wynn's variety show (1949–1950), The Ed Wynn Show, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award. Late in his career, he began alternating his comedic work with acclaimed dramatic performances; earning nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for The Great Man, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Diary of Anne Frank.
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