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Biography:
Born 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, t... Continue Bio >>

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Filmography:
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s
1990 Lucy, Queen of Comedy
1989 Entertaining the Troops: American Entertainers in World War II
1980 Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film, Vol. 4 - Hollywood Goes to War
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