Art Carney
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Carney in 1959
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| Born |
Arthur William Matthew Carney November 4, 1918 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 2003 (aged 85) Chester, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverside Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut |
| Residence | Westbrook, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | A.B. Davis High School |
| Occupation | Actor, voice-impersonations |
| Years active | 1939–1993 |
| Home town | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Myers (1940–1965) Barbara Isaac (1966–1977) Jean Myers (1980–2003; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Family |
Reeve Carney (Great-Nephew) |
Arthur William Matthew "Art" Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best known for playing sewer worker Ed Norton opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden in the sitcom The Honeymooners, and for winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Harry and Tonto.
Carney, youngest of six sons (Jack, Ned, Robert, Fred, Phil, and Art) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Helen (née Farrell) and Edward Michael Carney, who was a newspaper man and publicist. His family was Irish American and Roman Catholic. He attended A. B. Davis High School. Carney was drafted into the United States Army as an infantryman and machine gun crewman during World War II. During the Battle of Normandy serving in the 28th Infantry Division, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. As a result of the injury, his right leg was 3/4-inch shorter than his left.
Carney was a comic singer with the Horace Heidt orchestra, which was heard often on radio during the 1930s, notably on the hugely successful Pot o' Gold, the first big-money giveaway show in 1939–41. Carney's film career began with an uncredited role in Pot o' Gold (1941), the radio program's spin-off feature film, playing a member of Heidt's band. Carney, a gifted mimic, worked steadily in radio during the 1940s, playing character roles and impersonating celebrities. In 1941 he was the house comic on the big band remote series, Matinee at Meadowbrook.
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