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Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway; 26 September 1877 – 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.
Dec 2, 2023 · Edmund Gwenn was a British stage and film actor who won an Oscar for his role as Kris Kringle in "Miracle on 34th Street". He died in 1959 of pneumonia after a stroke, and his ashes were found in a storage vault in 2023.
- Andrew Amelinckx
Learn about the life and career of Edmund Gwenn, a versatile and popular actor who starred in stage, film and radio. From his early struggles and successes in England to his Oscar-winning role in "Miracle on 34th Street", discover his achievements and anecdotes.
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- Wandsworth, London, England, UK
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Phyllis Konstam and Edmund Gwenn in The Skin Game (1931)- Phyllis Konstam, Edmund Gwenn, and Frank Lawton in The Skin Game (1931)
- Phyllis Konstam, Edmund Gwenn, and John Longden in The Skin Game (1931)
- C.V. France, Edmund Gwenn, and Helen Haye in The Skin Game (1931)
- C.V. France and Edmund Gwenn in The Skin Game (1931)
- Edmund Gwenn and Herbert Ross in The Skin Game (1931)
- Sydney Greenstreet, Edmund Gwenn, and Dennis King in Between Two Worlds (1944)
Miracle on 34th Street: Directed by George Seaton. With Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart. After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article.
- George Seaton
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Edmund Gwenn (born Edmund John Kellaway, 26 September 1877– 6 September 1959) was an English actor. On film, he is perhaps best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.
Edmund Gwenn was an English actor. On film, he is best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding Golden Globe Award.
British actor. Also known as: Edmund Kellaway. Learn about this topic in these articles: directed by Seaton. In George Seaton: Miracle on 34th Street and The Country Girl.
