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Ed Wynn

1886 - 1966

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Isaiah Edwin Leopold (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966), better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, his pioneering radio show of the 1930s, his performances in classic Disney films such as Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins, and his later career as a dramatic actor, which continued into the 1960s. Wynn's variety show (1949–1950), The Ed Wynn Show, won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award. Late in his career, he began alternating his comedic work with acclaimed dramatic performances; earning nominations for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA award for The Great Man, and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Diary of Anne Frank. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Wynn is the 3,877th most popular actor (down from 3,539th in 2024), the 6,288th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,289th in 2019) and the 1,811th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Ed Wynn ranks 3,877 out of 13,578. Before him are Pearl White, Patrick Bergin, Tsuru Aoki, Margarita Xirgu, Rance Howard, and Ratna Pathak. After him are Alfred Abel, Gladys Cooper, Tarık Akan, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Lily Pons, and Taheyya Kariokka.

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Among people born in 1886, Ed Wynn ranks 207. Before him are Leo G. Carroll, Alexander Wetmore, Willis H. O'Brien, Eddie Owen, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, and Friedebert Tuglas. After him are Jenő Károly, Hiratsuka Raichō, Arvid Holmberg, Roberto María Ortiz, Robert Julius Trumpler, and Arthur Shaw. Among people deceased in 1966, Ed Wynn ranks 151. Before him are John Taylor, Pierre Montet, Jan Brzechwa, Vladimir Veksler, Albert Renger-Patzsch, and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. After him are Yuri Shaporin, Clifton Webb, Emil Julius Gumbel, Hilde Schrader, Sofya Yanovskaya, and Pablo Birger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Wynn ranks 6,289 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Bruce Kulick (1953), Dick Boushka (1934), Shawn Crahan (1969), Rance Howard (1928), and Marilynne Robinson (1943). After him are Mike Bloomfield (1943), Richard H. Truly (1937), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Vivien Thomas (1910), Hal B. Wallis (1898), and Genevieve Cortese (1981).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ed Wynn ranks 1,811. Before him are Tom Noonan (1951), Chuck Connors (1921), Harry Hamlin (1951), Chris Farley (1964), Pearl White (1889), and Rance Howard (1928). After him are Genevieve Cortese (1981), Michael Paré (1958), Richard Simmons (1948), Rosario Dawson (1979), Leslie Uggams (1943), and Kenneth Mars (1935).

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