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Eddie Bracken
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| Known for: | Vacation, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Hail the Conquering Hero |
| Birth name: | Edward Vincent Bracken |
| Birthday: | 7 February 1915, Astoria, New York, USA |
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Children: sons Michael, David; daughters Judy, Carolyn and Susan Bracken.
His wife of 63 years, Connie, a former actress, died in August of 2002, just three months before Eddie's passing. Connie was his leading lady in the Broadway production of "What a Life" in 1938.
While in elementary school, Eddie appeared as the rich kid in "The New York Kiddie Troupers", a series of silent movie shorts filmed in New York.
Eddie won a Tony nomination playing Horace Vandergelder in the Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" opposite Carol Channing in 1977.
Star of NBC Radio's "The Eddie Bracken Story" (1945). Later, he was star of CBS Radio's "The Eddie Bracken Show" (1946-1947).
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 58-59. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Eddie won a Best Acor (Musical) Tony nomination playing Horace Vandergelder in the Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" opposite Carol Channing in 1978.
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