Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964

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Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz on January 31, 1892 in New York City. He was orphaned at age of two and raised by his grandmother. Cantor was a vaudeville performer and singing waiter and appeared in Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics in 1916 and star in successive Ziegfeld Follies, 1917-1919. He starred in two silent films, Kid Boots (1926) and Special Delivery (1927); had own radio show through the 1930s, and was the highest paid radio star by 1936. After a heart attack in 1952, Cantor semi-retired; he was given Academy Award in 1956 for distinguished service to film industry. He was married to Ida Tobias for 48 years and had 5 daughters; died on October 10, 1964 in Hollywood, California.
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creatorOf Harold R. Atteridge papers, 1909-1939 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn The Files of Youth Aliyah in the Hadassah Archives, 1933-2006 Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
referencedIn David Freedman papers Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Mildred Moore Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
creatorOf Eddie Cantor Papers, 1915-1964 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs. 1882 - 1962. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
referencedIn The Radio Entertainers and Announcers Collection, 1937-1945 (Bulk 1942-1943) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Alex Gerber papers Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Robert Baral papers, 1876-1980 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn The Railroad hour, radio program [sound recording], 1948-1954 The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
referencedIn "March of Time" Motion Picture Newsreel Releases, 1935–1953 National Archives at College Park
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creatorOf 1907-1983. Papers. Series I. Correspondence Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Steven H. Scheuer Television History Interviews, 1996-1999 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) National Office Records, Bulk, 1952-1985, 1930-1990, bulk 1952-1985 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Flo Ziegfeld-Billie Burke papers, 1907-1984 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Official Files (Truman Administration). 1945 - 1953. Official Files, 1945 - 1953 Harry S. Truman Library
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referencedIn The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives, 1918-2009 Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
referencedIn Kirstein, Louis Edward, 1867-1942. Business records, 1909-1942 Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Kahn, Sol, 1908-1977. Sol Kahn papers, 1956-1957 and undated. Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society
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referencedIn Army - Navy Screen Magazine, 1943–1958 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Marine Corps Motion Picture Films Distributed by the Navy, ca. 1950–ca. 1965 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
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referencedIn Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Milton Berle Show Records Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Alfred Bendiner caricatures and related papers, 1929-1992 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Records of the Office of War Information, 1926 - 1951. Feature Stories, 1942 - 1945 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Motion Picture Newsreel Films, 10/1941 - 3/1957 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Paula Stone papers Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn Audio-visual collection, 1952-1978 Albert Einstein College of Medicine. D. Samuel Gottesman Library, Archives.
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Vincent J. Donehue papers, 1946-1965 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Eastman, Max Forrester, 1883-1969. Eastman mss. 1892-1968 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Robert P. Goldman Papers The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
creatorOf WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.). Collection of broadcast recordings [sound recording], 1938-1970. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Zembrosky family. Zembrosky family photographs, early 1900s-1983. Milwaukee Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn The Hadassah Medical Organization Papers in the Hadassah Archives, 1918 - 2009 Hadassah
referencedIn Popular Music Archives, ca. 1890-ca. 1970 C.W. Post University
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Harold and Romayne Goldberg Papers Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Audio Recordings Forming the Milo Ryan Phonoarchive of Radio Newscasts Relating to World War II and Special Coverage of Other Historical Events, ca. 1931–ca. 1977 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Welles mss., 1930-1950, (Bulk 1936-1947) Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Motion Picture Films from the "Social Security in Action" Television Program Series, ca. 1958–ca. 1966 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Screen Guild Players Recordings Collection, 1942-1948 University of California, Santa Barbara. Davidson Library. Department of Special Collections.
referencedIn Correspondence to Morgan James, 1958-1977 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Fred A. Rosenstock autograph collection L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Program for Mass Meeting against Nazi Extermination of Jews and Other Minorities, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco Holocaust Center of Northern California, Holocaust Library and Research Center
referencedIn Alben W. Barkley papers University of Kentucky Libraries
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referencedIn Harold R. Atteridge papers, 1909-1939 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Robert Benney research materials, 1926-1978 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Subject Files, 1964–2011 John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Morrie Ryskind papers, 1911-1985 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Alex Gard caricatures, ca. 1926-1948 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn David Goldin Collection. 1932 - 1952. Audio Recordings of Radio Broadcasts of Speeches, Interviews, Combat Reports, Special Events, Public Affairs, and Entertainment for U.S. Troops National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Audio Recordings of the "This I Believe" Radio Program, ca. 1950 - ca. 1955 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Jack Pearl papers, 1899-1973 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Julius Gold Collection, 1858-1924, (bulk 1920-1955) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf WNYC (Radio Station : New York, N.Y.). WNYC collection of broadcast recordings [sound recording], 1938-1970. Municipal Reference & Res Center/Doris
referencedIn Caricatures of Black Americans : sheet music, 1861-1947 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960. Subject Files, 1945 - 1953 Harry S. Truman Library
referencedIn Eddie Cantor collection, [19--?-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
referencedIn James E. Babb Memorial collection, 1860-1942 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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associatedWith American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. corporateBody
associatedWith American Museum of Vaudeville corporateBody
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associatedWith Barstow, Richard. person
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associatedWith Benney, Robert, 1904-2001 person
associatedWith Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 person
associatedWith Burke, Billie, 1885-1970 person
associatedWith Burke, Billie, 1885-1970. person
associatedWith Burrows, Abe, 1910-1985 person
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith C.W. Post College. B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library. Special collections. corporateBody
associatedWith Donehue, Vincent J., 1915-1966 person
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associatedWith Freedman, David. person
associatedWith Gard, Alex. person
associatedWith Gerber, Alex, 1895-1969. person
correspondedWith Gold, Julius, 1884-1969 person
correspondedWith Goldman, Robert Philip, 1890-1976. person
associatedWith Harold and Romayne Goldberg person
associatedWith Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993 person
associatedWith Kahn, Sol, 1908-1977. person
associatedWith Kirstein, Louis Edward, 1867-1942. person
associatedWith Kirstein, Louis Edward, 1867-1942. person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Motion Picture and Television Fund. corporateBody
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associatedWith Pearl, Jack person
associatedWith Pearl, Jack. person
associatedWith Railroad Hour Radio Program corporateBody
associatedWith Rosenstock, Fred A., b. 1895 person
associatedWith Ryskind, Morrie, 1895-1985 person
associatedWith Stiller, Jerry. person
associatedWith Stone, Paula. person
associatedWith Swanson, Gloria. person
associatedWith Texaco Star Theater. corporateBody
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
associatedWith United Jewish Committee of San Francisco Against Nazi Extermination of Jews and Other Minorities. corporateBody
correspondedWith Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949 person
associatedWith Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 person
associatedWith WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943 person
associatedWith Zembrosky family. family
Place Name Admin Code Country
Hollywood CA US
New York City NY US
Subject
Entertainers
Entertainers
Motion picture actors and actresses
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Entertainers
Motion picture actors and actresses
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Birth 1892-01-31

Death 1964-10-11

Americans

English

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