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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Star rank: 556
  • Address:
    1595 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
  • GPS location:
    34.099198, -118.326812

Ed Wynn

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Previous star: Shirley Jones

Biography

Ed Wynn (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) was a popular American comedian and actor noted for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, and his later career as a dramatic actor.

Fact file

  • Born: Isaiah Edwin Leopold November 9, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
  • Died: June 19, 1966 (aged 79) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
  • Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) California
  • Occupation: Actor/Comedian
  • Years active: 1903–66
  • Spouse: Hilda Keenan (1914-37) (divorced) 1 child Frieda Mierse (1937-39) (divorced) Dorothy Elizabeth Nesbitt (1946-55) (divorced)
  • Children: Keenan Wynn

Read more about Ed Wynn at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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    6466 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Wilcox and Cahuenga
  • For radio
    6303 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Vine and Ivar

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Today In Theatre History: JUNE 1
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Today In Theatre History: MARCH 21
Playbill Combined , 2010-03-21 04:00:00
1867 Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. is born today in Chicago, Illinois. He will go on to become one of the most powerful showmen ever. His Follies, filled with beautiful women and exciting variety acts, will become a 25-year tradition following the first Follies of 1907. He will introduce talent such as ...

Vine St, west side, between Selma and Sunset

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