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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1464
- Address:
1500 Vine St - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing north
- GPS location:
34.098144, -118.326517
Franklin Pangborn
Next star: David Wolper
Previous stretch: Edward Small
Biography
from the trailer for Topper Takes a Trip (1939)
Source: Wikipedia
Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – July 20, 1958) was an American comedic character actor. Pangborn was famous for small, but memorable roles, with a comic flair. He appeared in many Preston Sturges movies as well as the W.C. Fields films International House, The Bank Dick, and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. For his contributions to motion pictures, Pangborn has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.
Fact file
- Born: January 23, 1889 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Died: July 20, 1958 (aged 69) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- Occupation: Actor
- Years active: 1926–1958
Read more about Franklin Pangborn at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Vine St, east side, between Sunset and Selma
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Nearby you will also find David Wolper, Oliver Hardy, and many others.