Edward Everett Horton

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Attended Brooklyn Polytechnic and Columbia University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi
Began acting on stage with the Dempsey Light Opera Company in 1907 and appeared in several plays throughout the 1910s
Made his screen acting debut in the film "Too Much Business" in 1922
Quote: "[I'm] happiest when I'm on the stage in a good play with a nice audience․"
Also did voice-over work in cartoons and was the narrator of the "Fractured Fairy Tales" in "Rocky and His Friends" from 1959 to 1961
Appeared on Broadway in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and at the New York State Theater in a revival of "Carousel" in 1965
Best known as a character actor who appeared in films like "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Top Hat․"
Directed and appeared in the short film "Dad's Choice" in 1928
Had an antiques collection at the time of his death that was valued at more than half a million dollars

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