Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray on screen characters whose anger slowly rises in frustrating situations. Kennedy in many of his roles used exasperated facial expressions, performed very deliberately, to convey his rising anger or "burn", often rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face in an effort to control his temper. One memorable example of his slow-burn comedy technique can be seen in the 1933 Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup in which he plays a sidewalk lemonade vendor who is harassed and increasingly provoked by Harpo and Chico.
Edgar Kennedy
Active - 1913 - 2014 |
Birth - Apr 26, 1890 |
Death - Nov 9, 1948 |
Genres - Comedy, Silent Film, Romance, Drama, Crime
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Subgenres - Silent Film, Short Comedy Film Stubs, Romantic Comedy, Musical, Silent Feature
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Charles Haggerty, E. Livingston Kennedy, Ed Kennedy, Ed. Kennedy, Edgar Livingstone Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, King of the Slow Burn, Master of the Slow Burn-
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