- Father of Teri Garr
- Bred chinchillas.
- Had tried to talk his children out of going into show business. He had a 66% success rate.
- His definition of inflation was "When you can't afford to buy your wife the dress you promised her after talking her out of a fur coat".
- Father of Edward Jr. and Phillip.
- Nightclub entertainer, actor, musical comedy star and radio personality.
- In 1936 gave up a lucrative career as a celebrity impersonator making $1000 a week to become a dramatic actor.
- Helped popularize the dance "The Boomps-a-Daisy".
- Suffered a serious back injury in the early 1950s.
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