Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn Wynn in the film Stage Door Canteen (1943) Birth name Isaiah Edwin Leopold Born (1886-11-09)November 9, 1886 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died June 19, 1966(1966-06-19) (aged 79) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Medium Vaudeville, stand-Up Nationality American Years active 1903–1966 Influenced Red Skelton, Daws Butler, Kevin James, Ralph Garman Spouse Hilda Keenan (1914-37) (divorced) 1 child Frieda Mierse (1937-39) (divorced) Dorothy Elizabeth Nesbitt (1946-55) (divorced) Children Keenan Wynn 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. Wynn began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was a star of the Ziegfeld Follies starting in 1914. During The Follies of 1915, W. C. Fields allegedly caught Wynn mugging for the audience under the table during his "Pool Room" routine and knocked him unconscious with his cue. Wynn wrote, directed, and produced many Broadway shows in the subsequent decades, and was known for his silly costumes and props as well as for the giggly, wavering voice he developed for the 1921 musical review, The Perfect Fool.