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. H ...Show More
A comedian says funny things. A comic says things funny.
A comedian says funny things. A comic says things funny.
[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. Hide
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. Hide
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. Hide
I'll be back in a flash with more trash. - his famous exit line
I'll be back in a flash with more trash. - his famous exit line
Ed Wynn's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2
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as Actor (61)
Ed Wynn'S roles
Albert Dussel
The Mad Hatter
Fairy Godmother
Uncle Albert
