Irwin Corey

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for

• Irwin & Fran — Self2013
• American Swing — Self (as Professor Irwin Corey)2009
• The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi — Self2009
• Thomas Pynchon: A Journey Into the Mind of P. — Comedian2003
• Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras2002
• The Curse of the Jade Scorpion — Charlie2001
• Jack — Poppy1996
• I'm Not Rappaport — Sol1996
• Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 90's — Sammy Fine1993
• Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys — Self1992

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

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Listeners

60

Total plays

128

"Professor" Irwin Corey (July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017) was an American comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the well-known San Francisco club "hungry i". Lenny Bruce once described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time". In 1951 Corey appeared as "Abou Ben Atom", the Genie, in the cult flop Broadway musical Flahooley along with Yma Sumac <a href="https://

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Brooklyn

Place of death

Manhattan

Occupation

boxer

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Sport

boxing

Conflict

World War II

Military branch

United States Army

Official website

www.irwincorey.org

Image

Irwin Corey 1963.JPG

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