Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) was a popular American comedian and actor. He was known for his role as the Mad Hatter in the 1951 animated movie Alice in Wonderland. His son, Keenan Wynn, was also an actor.
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Birth name | Isaiah Edwin Leopold |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 9, 1886
Died | June 19, 1966 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 79)
Medium | Vaudeville, stand-Up |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1903–1966 |
Influenced | Red Skelton, Daws Butler, Kevin James, Ralph Garman |
Spouse | Hilda Keenan (1914-37) (divorced) 1 child Frieda Mierse (1937-39) (divorced) Dorothy Elizabeth Nesbitt (1946-55) (divorced) |
Children | Keenan Wynn |
Wynn died of throat cancer in Beverly Hills, California, aged 79.
Ed Wynn Media
Caricature by Ralph Barton, 1925
Manuel Rosenberg autographed caricature of Ed Wynn, 1926 for Cincinnati Post
Keenan Wynn and his father Ed Wynn in The Man in the Funny Suit (1960)
Wynn (left) and Richard Crenna (right) in Slattery's People, 1964.
Other websites
Media related to Ed Wynn at Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Wynn on IMDb
- Ed Wynn at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ed Wynn at Find a Grave
- The Ed Wynn Show at Classic TV Info.
- Four Star Revue/All Star Revue at Classic TV Info.
- Biography of Ed Wynn Archived 2014-07-30 at the Wayback Machine at Ed-Wynn.info