Tom Ewell Overview:

Character actor, Tom Ewell, was born Samuel Yewell Tompkins on Apr 29, 1909 in Owensboro, KY. Ewell died at the age of 85 on Sep 12, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles and was cremated and his ashes given to family or friend.

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American actor who played gullible sorts or inept woman chasers, with the occasional wisecracking friend on the side. Not really discovered by Hollywood until into his forties, when his mournful features found their way into several classic comedies. But the qualities of the roles offered fell away, and he returned to his first love, the stage.

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).

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Tom Ewell Quotes:

Warren Francis Attinger: [to Adam Bonner] Listen, you don't get a split lip from imagination!


Richard Sherman: My wife. She found out about us and she shot me. Five times in the back and twice in the belly!


Dr. Brubaker: When something itches my dear sir, the natural tendency is to scratch.
Richard Sherman: Last night I scratched.


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Tom Ewell Facts
Won Broadway's 1953 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "The Seven Year Itch," a performance that he recreated in the film of the same name, The Seven Year Itch (1955).

Was a charter member of the Owensboro High School Rose Curtain Players in 1923.

Performed "The Seven Year Itch" 750 times on Broadway before portraying in the 1955 movie version.

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