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Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. [1] [2] Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.
Edgar Kennedy. Actor: Duck Soup. Edgar Kennedy, who was born on April 26, 1890, near Monterey, California, hit the road as a young man and traveled across the country, working in a succession of jobs. He became a professional boxer, claiming to have gone 14 rounds against The Manassas Mauler, Jack Dempsey.
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Edgar Kennedy, who was born on April 26, 1890, near Monterey, California, hit the road as a young man and traveled across the country, working in a succession of jobs. He became a professional boxer, claiming to have gone 14 rounds against The Manassas Mauler, Jack Dempsey.
- April 26, 1890
- November 9, 1948
Feb 20, 2021 · Probably the best of Edgar Kennedy's series of 'Average Man' short comedies at RKO Studios from 1931 to 1948, "Dummy Ache" was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Short Film" in 1936.
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Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.
Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as “the king of the slow burn”. A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper.
May 19, 2023 · Edgar Kennedy was an American actor, born on April 26, 1890, in Monterey, California, United States. He began his career in the entertainment industry as boxer. Edgar supposedly went fourteen rounds in the ring with Jack Dempsey.
