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Eddie Tamblyn

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Eddie Tamblyn
Born
Edward Francis Tamblyn

January 5, 1908
DiedJune 22, 1957(1957-06-22) (aged 49)
OccupationActor
Children2, including Russ Tamblyn
RelativesAmber Tamblyn (granddaughter)

Edward Francis Tamblyn (January 5, 1908[1] – June 22, 1957) was an American actor. He was the father of actor Russ Tamblyn and keyboardist Larry Tamblyn (The Standells), and the grandfather of actress Amber Tamblyn.

Born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Edna (née Brown; 1883–1975) and Joseph Tamblyn (1878–1941),[2] he became an actor in the 1930s and made uncredited roles in some movies.

Tamblyn died of a brain tumor at the age of 49 in Hollywood, California on June 22, 1957.[3]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ According to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California
  2. ^ "Vaudeville Times". 1998.
  3. ^ "Obituary for Edward Tamblyn (Aged 50)". The Los Angeles Times. 25 June 1957. p. 76.
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