Eddie Cantor

At 72 years old, Eddie Cantor has this physical status:

Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, actor, and songwriter.

This "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions by millions of viewers because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate tales and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and her five children.

"Makin' Whoopee," "Ida," "If You Knew Susie," "Ma!" are some of his hits, including "Ma!" "Baby," "Margie," and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)" are Makin' Eyes at Me." He also wrote "Merrily We Roll Along" and the Merrie Melodies Warner Bros.

The cartoon theme was chosen. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, "Banjo Eyes."

Cantor was caricatured in 1933 by artist Frederick J. Garner, who resembled the drum-like bowl of a banjo.

Cantor's eyes became his signature, often exaggerated in drawings, and he appeared in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941) on Broadway. His charitable and humanitarian efforts were extensive, and he was credited with coining the word and assisting with the establishment of the March of Dimes.

In 1956, he received an honorary Oscar for his contributions to the film industry.

Early life

Cantor's early life is often contradicted by reports and accounts of his early life. He was born in New York City, the son of Mechel Iskowitz (also Michael), an amateur violinist, and his partner Meta Kantrowitz Iskowitz (also Maite), a young Jewish couple from Russia. It is generally accepted that he was born in 1892, but the date is uncertain, with either January 31 or Rosh Hashanah, which was either September 10 or September 11, being reported. Despite being reported that Cantor was an orphanage, his mother died in childbirth and his father died of pneumonia, official reports show otherwise; Meta died from tuberculosis complications in July 1894, but no death certificate exists for him. Both his 1957 autobiography and The New York Times' obituary for Cantor's birth name Isidore Iskowitch, but journals published after the twentieth century list his birth name as Edward Israel Itzkowitz. Esther Kantrowitz (died January 29, 1917) took custody of him and named him as Izzy and Itchik, both diminutives for Isidor, and Kanter's last name, owing to a clerical mistake, was supposed to be Kantrowitz and shortened to Kanter. There was no birth certificate for him, which was not unusual for someone born in New York in the 19th century.

Personal life and family

When Cantor met his future wife Ida Tobias in 1913, he adopted the first name "Eddie" because she felt that "Izzy" was not the correct word for an actor. Cantor and Ida (1892-1922) were married on June 6, 1914. They had five children together, including Marjorie (1915-1999), Natalie (1916–2003), Edna (1921–2010), and Janet (1927–2018). The girls provided amusing fodder for Cantor's long-running gag about his five unmarried daughters, especially on radio. Several radio historians, including Gerald Nachman (Raised on Radio), have said that this gag did not always go well with the girls. Natalie's second husband, Robert Clary, was best known for his role as Corporal Louis LeBeau on Hogan's Heroes. Janet married Roberto Gari, the actor.

Eddie's and Ida's health dropped dramatically following the death of their daughter Marjorie at the age of 44. Ida died in August 9, 1962, at the age of 70 years of "cardiac insufficiency," and Eddie died on October 10, 1964 in Beverly Hills, California, after suffering his second heart attack at age 72. He is laid to rest in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Culver City, California.

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