Birthname: Isaiah Edwin Leopold
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Nov 9, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | Jun 19, 1966 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles |
| Age | Died at 79 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Glendale) | |
Ed Wynn | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1903-1966 |
| Known for | Eccentric old gentlemen |
| Top Roles | Uncle Albert, Mr. Albert Dussell, Uncle Samson, A.J. Allen, Himself |
| Top Genres | Family, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Disney, Scientists / Inventors |
| Top Collaborators | Walt Disney (Producer), Robert Stevenson (Director), George Stevens (Director), Bill Walsh (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Marie Dressler, Hedy Lamarr, Mae Marsh see more.. |
Ed Wynn Overview:
Character actor, Ed Wynn, was born Isaiah Edwin Leopold on Nov 9, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wynn died at the age of 79 on Jun 19, 1966 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
Ed Wynn was a dark-haired, inimitably Jewish (although he married a Catholic), bespectacled American comedian, known in his wildly successful, baggy-panted vaudeville days as "The Perfect Fool". His early film sound comedies were not successful, but he returned to Hollywood in his seventies with his gurgling voice intact and found himself in demand playing eccentric old gentlemen, especially in Walt Disney productions. He was the father of actor Keenan Wynn. He died from cancer.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Wynn was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1959 | Best Supporting Actor | The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) | Mr. Dussell | Nominated |
He was honored with three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures, Radio and Television.
Ed Wynn BlogHub Articles:
TV Tuesday: Hattie McDaniel on The Ed Wynn Show
By KC on Feb 9, 2010 From Classic MoviesHere's Hattie McDaniel in a 1949 appearance on The Ed Wynn Show as Beulah, her character from her popular radio (and eventually television) show. My favorite part of this sketch is when McDaniel breaks into a rendition of Some of These Days (though she didn't sing much on the big screen, ... Read full article
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Ed Wynn Quotes:
Uncle Albert: At a watch factory? What does he do?
Bert: He stands about all day... and makes faces!
Uncle Albert: [laughing hysterically] He makes faces in a watch factory!
Bert: Uncle Albert, I got a jolly joke I saved for just such an occasion. Would you like to hear it?
Uncle Albert: [sobbing] I'd be so grateful.
Bert: Well it's about me granddad, see, and one night he has a nightmare. He was so scared, he chewed his pillow to bits. Bits. In the morning, I says, "How you feel, Granddad?" He says, "Oh, not bad. A little down in the mouth."
[Bert laughs, Uncle Albert sobs harder]
Bert: I always say there's nothing like a good joke.
Uncle Albert: [sobbing] No, and that was nothing like a good joke.
Mad Hatter: No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.
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