Eddie foy jr biography

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Eddie Foy Jr. Biography

Date of Birth:
Feb 4, Birth Place:
New Rochelle, New York, USA

Biography

Eddie Foy Jr. found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Foy's earliest roles were in film, including the comedic adaptation "Leathernecking" () with Irene Dunne, "Myrt and Marge" () with Myrtle Vail and "Frontier Marshal" () with Randolph Scott. He also appeared in the drama "Women in the Wind" () with Kay Francis, "The Cowboy Quarterback" () and the adventure "Secret Service of the Air" () with Ronald Reagan. He continued to act in productions like the Judy Canova comedy "Joan of Ozark" (), "Moonlight Masquerade" () and the action flick "Powder Town" () with Victor McLaglen. He also appeared in the James Cagney biopic "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (). Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in "Bells Are Ringing" (), the James Darren comedy "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" () and the Buster Keaton comedy "Ten Girls Ago" (). He also appeared in "30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" (). Foy was most recently credited in "Friday Night Surprise!" (NBC, ). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Fair Exchange" (CBS, ). Foy passed away in July at the age of

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Eddie Foy Jr.

American actor (–)

Eddie Foy Jr.
Foy Jr. in Yankee Doodle Dandy ()
Born	Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. ()February 4, New Rochelle, New York U.S.
Died	July 15, () (aged&#;78) Los Angeles, California U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years&#;active	–
Spouses	Barbara Newberry &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; Anna Marie McKenney &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#;
Children	Eddie Foy III
Parent	Eddie Foy

Edwin Fitzgerald Jr. (February 4, – July 15, ), known professionally as Eddie Foy Jr., was an American stage, film and television actor. His career spanned six decades, beginning as part of the vaudeville act Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys.

Career

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Foy made his Broadway debut in Florenz Ziegfeld's extravaganza Show Girl alongside Ruby Keeler and Jimmy Durante. He also appeared in At Home Abroad, The Cat and the Fiddle, The Red Mill, The Pajama Game, Donnybrook! and Rumple (), for which he received a Tony Award nomination as Best Actor in a Musical.^{[citation needed]}

Throughout the s and s, Foy appeared in many B movies. He closely resembled his father^[1] and portrayed him in four feature films: Frontier Marshal (), Lillian Russell (

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