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Keenan Wynn |
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Real Name: Wynn, Francis Xavier Aloysius
Born: 27 July 1916, New York, New York, USA.
Deceased: 14 October 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA. (cancer)
Married to: 'Sharley Hudson' (8 January 1954 - ?) 2 children Sharley and Hilda 'Betty Jane Butler' (11 January 1949 - 29 June 1953) (divorced) 'Eve Lynn Abbott' (September 1938 - 25 January 1947) (divorced); 2 children Ned and Tracy Keenan |
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Trivia:
Keenan helped push his father 'Ed Wynn' to become an actor.
Grandson of 'Frank Keenan'
Father of Ned Wynn with first wife Eve Lynn Abbott. Ned is the author
of the funny but tragic autobiography, "We'll Always Live In
Hollywood", which chronicled the wild life of a boy growing up with
famous, divorced parents. It offers a fascinating and revealing look
into Eve Lynn Abbot's eventual marriage to Van Johnson.
Father of screenwriter 'Tracy Keenan Wynn' .
Son of 'Ed Wynn'
Interred along with his father Ed Wynn at Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA.,
in the Great Mausoleum, Holly entrance, Daffodil Corridor.
Suffered from tinnitus (a chronic ringing in the ears) during the last
years of his life, forcing him to wear two hearing aids.
Was originally to play Perry White in Superman (1978) but had to drop
out upon arriving in London for filming due to heart problems.Quotes:
Wynn was once quoted: "My billing has always been; 'and', or 'with', or
'including'. That's all right; let the stars take the blame." |
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