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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Star rank: 909
  • Address:
    1785 Vine St
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing south
  • GPS location:
    34.103387, -118.326842

Edmund Gwenn

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Previous star: George Jessel

Biography

Edmund Gwenn (26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English theatre and film actor.

Fact file

  • Born: Edmund John Kellaway 26 September 1877 Wandsworth, London, England
  • Died: 6 September 1959 (aged 81) Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
  • Cause of death: Pneumonia
  • Resting place: Chapel of the Pines Crematory
  • Residence: Woodland Hills, California
  • Nationality: British
  • Education: St. Olave’s School
  • Alma mater: King’s College London
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Years active: 1910-1956
  • Known for: Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street
  • Home town: London, England
  • Spouse: Minnie Terry (m. 1901–1901) «start: (1901)–end+1: (1902)»“Marriage: Minnie Terry to Edmund Gwenn” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Gwenn) (several hours later)
  • Awards: Academy Award, 2 Golden Globes

Read more about Edmund Gwenn at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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