Edward Vincent Bracken
| Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Feb 7, 1915 Astoria, NY |
| Died | Nov 14, 2002 Montclair, NJ |
| Age | Died at 87 |
| Final Resting PlaceCremated | |
Eddie Bracken | |
| Job | Actor, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1930-2001 |
| Top Roles | Frederick Winthrop Clopp, Bert Sparks, Orville Wingait, George Bodell, Wilson Boswell 'Willie' Reynolds |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, War, Sports, Short Films |
| Top Topics | Screwball Comedy, Romance (Comic), World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Preston Sturges (Director), Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Mabel Paige |
| Shares birthday with | Buster Crabbe, Gloria Talbott, Jock Mahoney see more.. |
Eddie Bracken Overview:
Legendary character actor, Eddie Bracken, was born Edward Vincent Bracken on Feb 7, 1915 in Astoria, NY. Bracken died at the age of 87 on Nov 14, 2002 in Montclair, NJ and was cremated and his ashes given to family or friend.
MINI BIO:
This stocky, wavy-haired American comic actor was usually cast as dynamic but dopey sub-Mickey Rooney types whose fast-talking backchat covered their own insecurity. But he did please wartime audiences and was funny in a couple of Preston Sturges' best films. His limited appeal soon faded in postwar years. When business ventures failed, he became a writer and occasional cameo performer. Later, he made film and theatrical comebacks, winning rave reviews for his portrayal of the Wizard of Oz in a 1992 stage musical. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Radio and Television. Bracken was never nominated for an Academy Award.
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Eddie Bracken Quotes:
Sgt. Heppelfinger:
Look, I didn't get you in this.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Oh, yes you did. I was gonna hide in the...
Sgt. Heppelfinger: A Marine never hides. That's what Semper Fidelis means: it means "face the music".
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Well, it does not. It happens to mean "always faithful".
Sgt. Heppelfinger: That's right. Faithful to your mother.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: It doesn't mean faithful to your mother at all. it means faithful to the Marines.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: [after hearing that the town wants to build a statue of him] What do I do now?
Sgt. Heppelfinger: Well, you just let it blow over.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Did you ever see a statue blow over?
Manuelito Lynch: I'm not interested in the men.
Jojo Jordan: You must be from Vassar.
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Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Oh, yes you did. I was gonna hide in the...
Sgt. Heppelfinger: A Marine never hides. That's what Semper Fidelis means: it means "face the music".
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Well, it does not. It happens to mean "always faithful".
Sgt. Heppelfinger: That's right. Faithful to your mother.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: It doesn't mean faithful to your mother at all. it means faithful to the Marines.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: [after hearing that the town wants to build a statue of him] What do I do now?
Sgt. Heppelfinger: Well, you just let it blow over.
Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith: Did you ever see a statue blow over?
Manuelito Lynch: I'm not interested in the men.
Jojo Jordan: You must be from Vassar.
read more quotes from Eddie Bracken...
