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Wally Cox
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| Known for: | Underdog, The Bedford Incident, Spencer's Mountain |
| Birth name: | Wallace Maynard Cox |
| Birthday: | 6 December 1924, Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Height: | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
Trivia
Childhood friend and sometime roommate of Marlon Brando Upon his death, Brando was chosen to spread Cox's cremated ashes.
Once appeared in a TV commercial for men's underwear in the 1960s, but Standards and Practices at the time banned the commercial from broadcast. The offending material was Wally opening his dress shirt to reveal a small segment of his undershirt. This was considered "exposing underwear on a live model" and the commercial never aired.
Wrote a mystery novel for children, "The Tenth Life of Osiris Oakes", about a young boy who steals a mummified cat from a museum, only to have it come back to life.
Studied with Stella Adler in the 40s in New York and became roommates for a time with Marlon Brando. Cox moved out reportedly because he couldn't stand Brando's pet raccoon. The unlikely pair, however, remained lifelong friends.
For over six years (1966-1973) was the upper left square on "The Hollywood Squares" game show.
Despite his slight, timid features, his real-life hobby was motorcycle riding.
Had a short recording career releasing records on the George and Arvee record labels.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 122-123. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Provided the voice role for the animated superhero "Underdog".
Marlon Brando, who took possession of Cox's ashes from his widow in order to scatter them at sea, actually kept them hidden in a closet at his house and frequently talked to them. The Los Angeles Times on September 22, 2004 quoted Brando's son, Miko to the effect that both his father's and Cox's ashes were scattered at the same time in Death Valley, California following Brando's death.
Was a childhood friend of Marlon Brando. The young Brando once tied the young Cox to a fence and left him in bondage overnight. They later met again in New York City in the 1940s and became best friends, a friendship that lasted until Cox's death.
Prestigious publisher Simon & Shuster published two of his whimsical books, "My Life As A Small Boy" (1961) and "Ralph Makes Good" (1965).
Was the television spokesman for Canada Dry's Sport Cola circa 1970.
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