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Eddie Bracken
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Actor Born: February 7, 1920 in Astoria, Queens, NY Death: November 14, 2002 in Montclair, NJ Biography:Comic character actor "Eddie Bracken" has worked steadily in full-length feature films and on-stage for decades, but was most popular during the '40s when he played leads and co-leads in several sprightly Paramount comedies and light musicals. He typically played shy, twitchy fellows with a constantly cracking voice and a tendency toward cluelessness and helplessness. Bracken began singing and acting on-stage and in vaudeville as a young child. He made his film debut in a quartet of "Our Gang" shorts and in six episodes of the New York Kiddie Troopers series. Later he began appearing on Broadway and performing in traveling shows. In 1938, Bracken played a bit part in "Brother Rat", but did not win his first major role until the 1940 musical comedy "Too Many Girls". Bracken is best remembered for his work in a pair of frothy, irreverent "Preston Sturges" comedies: "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" and... Full Biography
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