Ed Wynn

Birthday: 9 November 1886, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name: Isaiah Edwin Leopold

Height: 183 cm

An old-fashioned comedian, who, by recommendation by his son Keenan Wynn, became one of the world's most beloved clowns, and one of the best actors of his time. He was born on November 9, 1886. He performed in the Ziegfeld Follies, and later had a son Keenan in 1916. He later wrote his own shows, then known as the Perfect Fool. In 1941 at age 54, he became a grandfather. He became popular for roles throughout the 1950s and 1960s, best remembered for The Ed Wynn Show (1949), and for Mary Poppins (1964) as Uncle Albert, who reflects his old style charm. He continued to perform, until he died in 1966 at age 79. Show less «

I can't give you a definition [of humor]. It is too subtle to be pinned down. I can say that it diff...Show more »

I can't give you a definition [of humor]. It is too subtle to be pinned down. I can say that it differs from wit, which exaggerates the truth, while humor presents the truth in an original way. Show less «

I'll be back in a flash with more trash. - his famous exit line

[on performing in radio] If I go on the air I've got to have an audience. If I am to get 'raspberrie...Show more »

[on performing in radio] If I go on the air I've got to have an audience. If I am to get 'raspberries' I want them immediately and not three weeks later, in the mail from Sioux City. Show less «

A comedian says funny things. A comic says things funny.

Wasn't it Whistler who said that a great painter was one who could hide the effort which he put into...Show more »

Wasn't it Whistler who said that a great painter was one who could hide the effort which he put into his work? The same thing goes for gags. It often takes hours to think up something that is said in seconds. Show less «

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn's FILMOGRAPHY

Ed Wynn'S roles

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