Birthday: January 31, 1892
Entertainer Eddie Cantor, he of the "banjo eyes" and boundless hyperkinetic energy, was born on New York's Lower East Side to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents. Orphaned early on, Eddie was raised by his maternal grandmother Esther, who supported herself and her grandson as a door-to-door peddler. After winning $5 at a Bowery Theatre Amateur Night, the teenaged Cantor knew where his destiny lay. ...more- 1953
- Colgate Comedy Hour: November 29, 1953
- Host
- 1952
- Colgate Comedy Hour: January 20, 1952
- Host
- 1952
- The Story of Will Rogers
- Himself
- 1948
- If You Knew Susie
- Sam Parker
- 1944
- Hollywood Canteen
- Himself
- 1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch
- Featured Music
- 1989
- Men Don't Leave
- Featured Music
- 1948
- If You Knew Susie
- Producer
- 1946
- Ziegfeld Follies
- Screenwriter
- 1944
- Show Business
- Producer










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