Art Carney
Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing Ed Norton opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners, and for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Paul Mazursky's Harry and Tonto (1974).
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| Full name at birth | Arthur William Matthew Carney
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| Claim to fame | Honeymooner`s Ed Norton
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| Date of birth | 4 November 1918
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| Place of birth | Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 9 November 2003
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| Age | 85 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Westbrook, Connecticut, USA
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| Cause of death | Natural Causes
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| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut
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| Occupation | Actor, Singer, Producer, Voice Artist
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Residence | Westbrook, Connecticut, U.S.
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| Net worth | $16,000,000 USD
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- He was the voice of "Red Lantern:The Fish Priminister" on "The Land Of The Lost" children's radio show, which also starred Mae Questel and Naomi Lewis. "The Land Of The Lost" was heard on The ABC Radio Network during the mid 1940s. Mr. Carney also performed on another TV puppet special with "The Bil & Cora Baird Puppets" - "Art Carney Meets The Sorcerer's Apprentice" on The ABC TV Network. The show aired in the early 1960s.
- Originated the role of Felix Ungar (opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison) in Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple" on Broadway in 1965.
- Suffered a nervous breakdown over the end of his 25-year marriage to wife Jean due to his addictions to alcohol, amphetamines and barbiturates. After recovering fully in the 70s, he not only won an Oscar award but also his wife. They remarried.
- Prior to his death he had been retired for more than a decade, living a quiet life at his home in Westbrook, Connecticut, USA. (November 2003)
- Appears as Ed Norton, with Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp in the Early TV Memories issue honoring The Honeymooners (1955). The stamp was issued 11 August 2009.
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