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Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden
From left, Eddie Borden, Clarence Geldart, Charles Starrett, and Anita Page in Jungle Bride (1933)
Born
Edgar Mason Borden

May 1, 1888
Waynesville, Ohio
DiedJune 30, 1955(1955-06-30) (aged 67)
Hollywood, California
Years active1922–1952

Edgar Mason Borden (May 1, 1888 – June 30, 1955) was an American film actor who started his career in vaudeville as an acrobat and then successfully turned to comedy. Throughout the 1920s, he toured in the Keith, Orpheum and Pantages vaudeville circuits, often billed as "the high hat comedian" and the "fun king." Borden appeared in nearly 160 films between 1922 and 1952 and was mostly seen in comedic bit parts. Borden appeared in numerous films with Laurel and Hardy.

Biography

He was born on May 1, 1888, in Waynesville, Ohio.[1][2][3] His father was from Deer Lodge, Tennessee.

He appeared in nearly 160 films between 1922 and 1952 and was mostly seen in comedic bit parts and occasionally as the principal comic relief in films such as Jungle Bride.

He died on June 30, 1955, aged 67, in Hollywood, California.[1][4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Eddie Mason Borden". California Death Index. June 30, 1955. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Edgar M. Borden". World War I draft registration. 1917. Retrieved 2016-12-15. Waynesville, Ohio
  3. ^ He wrote "Waynesville, Ohio" in his 1917 draft registration. The 1920 United States Census uses "Ohio". The California Death Index uses "Tennessee" and IMDb uses "Deer Lodge, Tennessee".
  4. ^ IMDb uses July 1, 1955; however, the California Death Index uses June 30, 1955, and is more reliable, since it is indexed from his death certificate.
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