Edgar Kennedy

Professional Boxer, Film actor

1890 – 1948

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Who was Edgar Kennedy?

Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as "Slow Burn". A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper. Kennedy is possibly best known today for a small but memorable role as a lemonade vendor in the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup, as well as the many Hal Roach films he appeared in.

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Born
Apr 26, 1890
Monterey County
Also known as
  • Edgar Livingstone Kennedy
  • Charles Haggerty
  • Ed Kennedy
  • Ed. Kennedy
  • Edward Kennedy
  • E. Livingston Kennedy
  • King of the Slow Burn
  • Master of the Slow Burn
  • Edgar Livingston Kennedy
  • Slow Burn
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Spouses
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Died
Nov 9, 1948
Woodland Hills
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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