Biography for
Eddie Garr More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

15 April 1900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of Death

3 September 1956, Burbank, California, USA (heart attack)

Birth Name

Edward Leo Gonnoud

Spouse

Phyllis Garr

(? - 3 September 1956) (his death)

Trivia

Father of Teri Garr

Father of Edward Jr. and Phillip.

Night club entertainer, actor, musical comedy star and radio personality.

In 1936 gave up a lucrative career as a celebrity impersonator making $1000 a week to become a dramatic actor.

During its long run on Broadway, he was the fourth actor to play "Jeeter Lester" in Erskine Caldwell's "Tobacco Road".

In 1940-1941 starred with Billy House in the road edition of the hit musical comedy "Hellzapoppin".

Helped popularize the dance "The Boomps-a-Daisy".

Bred Chinchillas.

Suffered a serious back injury in the early 1950s.

Had tried to talk his children out of going into show business. He had a 66 percent success rate.

His definition of inflation was "When you can't afford to buy your wife the dress you promised her after talking her out of a fur coat".