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- 1886
- Died
- 1966
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- 2
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- Boys and girls together
- The perfect fool
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Acting · 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)
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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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