Francis Xavier Aloysius James ...
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Jul 27, 1916 New York City, NY |
| Died | Oct 14, 1986 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 70 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | |
Keenan Wynn | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1934-86 |
| Known for | Rough-edged voice and energetic character |
| Top Roles | Jerry Marks, Col. 'Bat' Guano, Sgt. Caesar Gardella, Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger, Clarence 'Clinker' Krause |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical, War, Western |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), World War II, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Arthur Freed (Producer), Frank Sinatra, Charles Walters (Director), Jack Cummings (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Kathleen Howard, Donald Crisp, Ross Alexander see more.. |
Keenan Wynn Overview:
Character actor, Keenan Wynn, was born Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn on Jul 27, 1916 in New York City, NY. Wynn died at the age of 70 on Oct 14, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
MINI BIO:
Keenan Wynn was a dark-haired, often mustachioed American actor with a faintly dejected air, rough-edged voice and energetic character. At his best during his long association with MGM, specifically from 1945 to 1955, he provided more useful back-up for the stars than some of them could handle, notably in comedy. He is the son of Ed Wynn and the father of screenwriter Tracy Keenan Wynn.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.
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Keenan Wynn Quotes:
Finian McLonergan: Since when?
Senator Billboard Rawkins: This afternoon. I just finished drafting this.
Senator Billboard Rawkins: [reading] Local ordinance number 7428: be it known that in the county of Rainbow Valley, it is a felony for members of the Caucasian and Negro races...
Finian McLonergan: But it seems to me that this law could not be a legal law...
Senator Billboard Rawkins: Of course it's legal! I don't know where you immigrants get these radical, foreign ideas!
Sharon McLonergan: From a wee book the immigration officer handed us. It's called 'The United States Constitution.'
Finian McLonergan: Haven't you read it?
Senator Billboard Rawkins: I don't have time to read it, I'm too busy defending it!
[Sam the ghost walks through his first wall]
Sam Griggs: Look, Pa, no hands!
Ben Griggs: Just as easy as I used to go through a week's pay.
Senator Billboard Rawkins: [dictating a speech to Buzz] Gentlemen, the festering tides of radicalism are upon us. But before I yield up our glorious South -and her sister commowealth, the U.S. of A - I will lay down my life. I will do more - I will filibuster. Back, you crackpots! Forward, America! Forward to the hallowed principles of our forefathers. Forward to the sweet tranquility of the status quo. Forward... to yesterday!
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