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- NAME: Eddie Cantor
- OCCUPATION: Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality
- BIRTH DATE: January 31, 1892
- DEATH DATE: October 10, 1964
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Hollywood, California
- Originally: Edward Israel Iskowitz
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Comedian Eddie Cantor was a superstar of early 20th Century radio, stage, and film, most notably on NBC Radio's The Chase and Sanborn Hour.
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Born January 31, 1892 and orphaned at two, Eddie Cantor was raised by his grandmother on New York's Lower East Side. He clowned and sang for coins on street corners, finding his way to vaudeville as a blackface song-and-dance man. His Broadway success led to a radio show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour, and several movie roles during the 1920s and 30s. His song "Makin' Whoopee" (1929) was a major hit.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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