| Art Carney | |
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| Born | Arthur William Matthew Carney November 4, 1918 Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
| Died | November 9, 2003 (aged 85) Chester, Connecticut, USA |
| Years active | 1940s-1993 |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Myers (1980-2003) Barbara Isaac (1966-1977) Jean Myers (1940-1965) |
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Biography
Personal life
Carney was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Helen (née Farrell) and Edward M. Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County New York. It lies on the border of the New York City Borough of the Bronx. Carney,[1] who was a newspaper man and publicist. He was the youngest of their six sons. [2] His family was Irish American and Catholic. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [3] He attended A B Davis High School. [4] Carney was drafted as an infantryman during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including During the Battle of Normandy, he was wounded in the leg by shrapnel and walked with a limp for the rest of his life. Shrapnel is the term originally applied to an anti-personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets to the target and then ejected them forwards relying
Carney was married three times to two women: Jean Myers, from 1940 to 1965, and again from 1980 to his death: three children; and Barbara Isaac from December 21, 1966 to 1977. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
Radio
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. Horace Heidt ( May 21, 1901 - December 1, 1986) was an American pianist Big band leader and radio-TV personality 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 dance-band-remote series, Matinee at Meadowbrook. One of his radio roles during the 1940s was the fish Red Lantern on Land of the Lost. For the television series with the same title see Land of the Lost (1974 TV series Land of the Lost In 1943 he played Billy Oldham on Joe and Ethel Turp, based on Damon Runyon stories. Damon Runyon ( 4 October 1884 – 10 December 1946) was a newspaperman and writer He appeared on The Henry Morgan Show in 1946-47. Not to be confused with Harry Morgan, American actor of film and television who was billed as Henry Morgan in certain roles He impersonated FDR on The March of Time and Dwight D. Eisenhower on Living 1948. The March of Time was a Newsreel that was shown in movie theaters from 1935 - 1951. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general In 1950-51 he played Montague's father on The Magnificent Montague. He was a supporting player on Casey, Crime Photographer and Gang Busters. For the 1942 serial see Gang Busters. For the role-playing game see Gangbusters.
Television
On the radio and television shows of the The Morey Amsterdam Show from 1948 to 1950, Carney's character Charlie the doorman became known for his catchphrase, "Ya know what I mean?", a phrase so deeply embedded that it continues to have widespread usage more than half a century later. Morey Amsterdam ( December 14, 1908 – October 27, 1996) was a veteran American television actor and comedian renowned for his large A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance
In 1950 Jackie Gleason was starring in a New York-based comedy-variety series, Cavalcade of Stars, and played many different characters. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an The Jackie Gleason Show was the name given to a series of popular Television Shows that starred Jackie Gleason, which ran from 1952 One regular character was Charlie Bratten, a lunchroom loudmouth who insisted on spoiling a neighboring patron's meal. Carney, established in New York as a reliable actor, played Bratten's mild-mannered victim, Clem Finch. Gleason and Carney developed a good working chemistry, and Gleason recruited Carney to appear in other sketches, including the domestic-comedy skits featuring The Honeymooners. The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955. Carney gained lifelong fame for his portrayal of upstairs neighbor and sewer worker Ed Norton, opposite Jackie Gleason's Ralph Kramden. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an The success of these skits resulted in the famous filmed situation comedy The Honeymooners and the Honeymooners revivals that followed. The Honeymooners debuted as a half-hour series on October 1 1955.
Beyond The Honeymooners, Carney served as Gleason's sidekick and troupe member during many of the Gleason's years on television, which included several CBS runs of the Gleason variety show and some Honeymooners specials on ABC. Herbert Walton Gleason Jr, baptized John Herbert "Jackie" Gleason ( February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was an Audrey Meadows ( February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the Deadpan Joyce Randolph (born Joyce Sirola on October 21, 1924) is a Finnish American actress best known for playing Trixie Norton on Gleason picked Carney to play Norton because he realized that Carney was so funny that Gleason would have to work twice as hard to get laughs. This "competition" between the two was likely a factor in the program's consistently high level of humor. In fact, at one point during the 1950s, Carney was getting more media attention than Gleason, prompting Gleason to scale back Carney's participation for a few episodes. Popular demand restored Carney to prominence in the Gleason shows.
Carney's good-naturedly goofy portrayal of Norton continues to influence pop culture, particularly by inspiring the Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi Bear and Barney Rubble. Yogi Bear is a fictional Anthropomorphic Bear who appears in Animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Bernard "Barney" Rubble, a Fictional character in the popular television Animated series The Flintstones, is the diminutive blonde-haired
He was nominated for seven Emmy Awards and won six.
Recordings
Carney recorded prolifically in the 1950s for Columbia Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Two of his hits were "The Song of the Sewer," sung in character as Norton, and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," a spoken-word record in which Carney, accompanied only by a jazz drummer, recited the famous Yuletide poem in syncopation. Some of Carney's recordings were comedy-novelty songs, but most were silly songs intended especially for children. Unlike some entertainers who exaggerated their speech patterns for young listeners, Carney respected his juvenile audience and did not talk down to it.
Between his stints with Jackie Gleason, Carney worked steadily as a character actor. In the season two opening episode of the Batman television series, titled "Shoot a Crooked Arrow" (1966), Carney gave a memorable performance as the newly introduced villain "The Archer". Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created In 1978, Carney appeared in The Star Wars Holiday Special, a spin-off film to the Star Wars series. The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour Television special (including commercials set in the ''Star Wars'' galaxy. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded In it, he played Trader Saun Dann, a member of the Rebel Alliance who was a close friend of Chewbacca and his family. The Alliance to Restore the Republic (commonly known as the Rebel Alliance) is an interstellar force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire in Chewbacca (or Chewie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe.
Films
In 1974 he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Harry Coombes, an elderly man going on the road with his pet cat, in Harry and Tonto. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney as Harry Coombes an elderly widower who is forced from his condemned He also appeared in such films as W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings, The Late Show (as an aging detective), House Calls, Movie Movie and Going in Style (as a bored senior citizen who joins in bank robberies). Later movies included The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and the thriller Firestarter. The Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980
In 1981, he portrayed Harry Truman, an 84-year-old lodge owner in the half-fictional/half-real account of events leading to the eruption of Mount St. Helens, in the movie titled St. Helens. The 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens, a volcano located in Washington state in the United States was a major volcanic eruption. Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States St Helens, aka St Helens Killer Volcano, is a 1981 film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring David Huffman Art Carney Cassie Yates and Although he retired in the late 1980s, he returned in 1993 to make a small cameo in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Last Action Hero. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy Film directed by John McTiernan.
Broadway
Carney's work on stage included the portrayal on Broadway in 1965-67 of Felix Unger in The Odd Couple (opposite Walter Matthau as Oscar). Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Odd Couple was a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series as well as other derivative works and spin offs Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role In 1969 he was awarded a Tony Award for his performance in Brian Friel's Lovers. Brian Friel (born 9 January 1929) is a playwright and more recently director of his own works from Northern Ireland who now resides in County Donegal Lovers is a 1967 play written by Northern Irish playwright Brian Friel.
Carney died of natural causes at a rest home near his home in Westbrook, Connecticut, five days after his 85th birthday; he was survived by his widow and children. Westbrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Carney is interred at Riverside Cemetery in Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Middlesex County may refer to Canada Middlesex County Ontario England Middlesex England Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1941 | Pot o’ Gold | Band member/radio announcer | uncredited |
| 1950 | PM Picnic | Narrator | |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Joey Friedlander | |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Joe X) | |
| 1974 | Harry and Tonto | Harry Coombes | Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe |
| 1975 | W. The Yellow Rolls-Royce A Guide for the Married Man is a 1967 film starring Walter Matthau, Robert Morse, and Inger Stevens. Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney as Harry Coombes an elderly widower who is forced from his condemned Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner W. and the Dixie Dancekings | Deacon John Wesley Gore | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | J. J. Fromberg | |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Ira Wells | |
| Scott Joplin | John Stark | ||
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Doctor Blaine/Doctor Bowers | |
| House Calls | Dr. Movie Movie is a 1978 musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen. Amos Willoughby | ||
| 1979 | Going in Style | Al | |
| Steel | Pignose Moran | ||
| Sunburn | Marcus | ||
| Ravagers | Sergeant | ||
| 1980 | Roadie | Corpus C. Going in Style is a 1979 film written and directed by Martin Brest. Sunburn is an action/comedy Film made in 1979 based on the novel The Blind by Stanley Ellin. Roadie is a 1980 film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling Rock and roll show Redfish | Alcatraz:The Whole Shocking Story |
| Defiance | Abe | ||
| 1981 | St. Helens | Harry Truman | |
| Take This Job and Shove It | Charlie Pickett |
Fame (Season I) Featured episode as the janitor Mr Tim O'Banyan,a former dancer |
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| 1982 | Better Late Than Never | Charley Dunbar | |
| 1983 | The Last Leaf | Mr. St Helens, aka St Helens Killer Volcano, is a 1981 film directed by Ernest Pintoff and starring David Huffman Art Carney Cassie Yates and Harry Randall Truman ( October 30, 1896 &ndash May 18, 1980) came to brief fame as a resident of the U Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 film, starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and David Keith, and directed Behrman | |
| 1984 | Firestarter | Irv Manders | |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Bernard Crawford | ||
| The Naked Face | Morgens | ||
| 1987 | Night Friend | Monsignor O’Brien | |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Frank |
Awards and tributes
- Carney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6627 Hollywood Blvd. Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980 The Muppets Take Manhattan is the third of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy Film directed by John McTiernan. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
- While starring in The Odd Couple on Broadway, Carney's caricature was drawn for walls of Sardi's Restaurant. The Odd Couple was a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series as well as other derivative works and spin offs Sardi's is a restaurant in New York City 's theater district at 234 West 44th Street in Manhattan. [5]
- In 1994, the music group The Swirling Eddies named a song after Carney on their album Zoom Daddy entitled "Art Carney's Dream. The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven. Zoom Daddy is the title of the third album by Rock band The Swirling Eddies, released in 1994 on Alarma Records. "
References
- ^ Film Reference Biography
- ^ "Art Carney, Lauded for 'Honeymooners,' Dies" The New York Times, November 12, 2003
- ^ 'Honeymooners' actor Art Carney dies. China Daily. com. 12 November 2003.
- ^ Yahoo Movies Biography
- ^ Vincent Sardi, Jr. with Thomas Edward West. Off the Wall at Sardi's (Applause Books, 1991)
External links
- Art Carney at Find A Grave
- Art Carney at the Internet Broadway Database
- Art Carney at the Internet Movie Database
- Art Carney at the TCM Movie Database
- Art Carney at TV.com
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by George Segal for A Touch of Class |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1973 for Harry and Tonto |
Succeeded by Walter Matthau for The Sunshine Boys |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Carney, Art |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carney, Arthur William Matthew |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Vernon, New York, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 2003 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Chester, Connecticut, USA |
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