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- NAME: Art Carney
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
- BIRTH DATE: November 04, 1918
- DEATH DATE: November 09, 2003
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Mount Vernon, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Chester, Connecticut
- Full Name: Arthur William Matthew Carney
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Art Carney was an Oscar-winning actor and comedian best known for his role as Jackie Gleason's best friend, Ed Norton, on the pioneering sitcom The Honeymooners.
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Art Carney was born on November 4, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York. After performing with Fred Allen, Edgar Bergen and Bert Lahr, Carney served in the U.S. Army and was wounded during the Normandy landing. He is best known for playing Jackie Gleason's sidekick, Ed Norton, on the pioneering television sitcom The Honeymooners. Carney won an Academy Award for his starring role in Harry and Tonto in 1974. He died in 2003.
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