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Date of Birth

9 July 1928, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Date of Death

11 March 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer)

Birth Name

Vincent Edward Zoino

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Born in Brooklyn, the son of Italian immigrant parents, Vince Edwards early aspired to the theater. He was a swimming champion in high school, attended Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship, and was on their National Championship swimming team. Olympics were on the horizon, but an appendicitis operation cut short his swimming career. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and then became a contract actor at Paramount Pictures in the early 1950's. In the 1960's he reached his popular peak as the brilliant but confrontational young Dr. Casey in the television series "Ben Casey" (1961)

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Mini Biography

Mr. Edwards aspired to the arts and theater at an early age. He also found time to become a New York state swimming champion and won scholarship to Ohio State University. He was on the national championship swimmimg team, but a budding Olymic career was cut short by an appendectomy.

After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he became a contract player for Paramount Pictures. He also appeared on the New York stage in the 1940's and began his television career in the 1950's. His most memorable television role was as the title character in the ABC series "Ben Casey" (1961). Mr. Edwards also directed a number of "Ben Casey" (1961) episodes as well as episodes of a number of other television series. During the 1960's, he recorded six record albums and played sell-out shows in New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

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Spouse

Janet Friedman	(7 November 1994 - 11 March 1996) (his death)
Cassandra Edwards	(1980 - ?) (divorced)
Linda Foster	(6 August 1967 - 1972) (divorced) 2 children
Kathy Kersh	(13 June 1965 - October 1965) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

He has a twin brother, Bob Zoino.

Screen, stage, television actor, television director, and singer.

Discovered by Bing Crosby whose production company made "Ben Casey" (1961)

Possessed of a pleasent, light tenor voice, Vince Edwards recorded a half dozen albums for American Decca records at the height of his "Ben Casey" popularity, the first of which, "Vincent Edwards Sings," spent several weeks on the top-20 Billboard LP charts in early 1962.

Bo Jackson was named after him.

Declined the part of "The Doctor" in Airplane! (1980).

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