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Eddie Fisher: Biography

Eddie Fisher

Birth Name: Edwin Jack Fisher
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/10/1928, Leo
Date of Death: 09/22/2010
Profession: Singer; actor

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Eddie Fisher Fast Facts:

Nickname was "Sonny Boy," after the song of the same name from the Al Jolson film The Singing Fool (1928).
Made his radio debut on Philadelphia radio station WFIL on a children's program called When I Grow Up.
Was discovered and thrust into the national spotlight in 1949 by entertainer Eddie Cantor, who saw Fisher performing at a resort in the Catskills in New York.
Was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951; he served a year in Korea.
Hosted two variety shows for NBC: Coke Time with Eddie Fisher (1953-57) and The Eddie Fisher Show (1957-59).
Penned his autobiography, Eddie: My Life, My Loves, in 1981.
Has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for recording and one for acting.

Eddie Fisher Relationships:
Joseph Fisher - Father
Kate Fisher Stupp - Mother
Debbie Reynolds - Ex-wife
Elizabeth Taylor - Ex-wife
Connie Stevens - Ex-wife
Terry Richard - Ex-wife
Betty Lin - Wife (deceased)
Carrie Fisher - Daughter
Todd Fisher - Son
Joely Fisher - Daughter
Tricia Leigh Fisher - Daughter
Sidney Fisher - Brother
Alvin Fisher - Brother
Eileen Small - Sister
Shani Wernovsky - Sister
Miriam - Sister
Nettie - Sister
Eddie Fisher Awards:
1956 Emmy: Best Male Singer - Nominee
1958 Golden Globe: Television Achievement - Winner
1955 Emmy: Best Male Singer - Nominee

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Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor Camera Press/Retna

Elizabeth Taylor, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher G. Welsh/Camera Press/Retna

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