Eddie Cantor
American comedian and actor (1892-1964) · United States · On the map · Comedians · Died at 72
Edward "Eddie" Cantor was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era.
Eddie Cantor is read about 431 times a day, in 34 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?People around Eddie
Close ties
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Whoopee! and Roman Scandals
David Butler Directed Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Irving Berlin Duets: You'd Be Surprised (1919)
W. C. Fields Duets: Ziegfeld Follies of 1917
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. Produced Whoopee! (1930)
Frank Tuttle Directed Roman Scandals and Kid Boots
Stanley Fields Also in Roman Scandals and Ali Baba Goes to Town
Paulette Goddard Also in Roman Scandals and The Kid from Spain
Jane Wyman Also in Hollywood Canteen and The Kid from Spain
Busby Berkeley Directed Forty Little Mothers (1940)
Paul Panzer Also in Whoopee! and The Kid from Spain- William Anthony McGuire Wrote Roman Scandals and The Kid from Spain
- James V. Kern Directed The Colgate Comedy Hour
Betty Grable Also in The Kid from Spain (1932)
Ann Sothern Also in Ali Baba Goes to Town and Kid Millions
Bette Davis Also in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Ida Lupino Also in Hollywood Canteen (1944)
Lee de Forest Directed A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor (1923)
Alfred Newman Wrote Roman Scandals and Kid Millions
Nancy Kelly Also in Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
Jesse Louis Lasky Produced Special Delivery (1927)
Bud Yorkin Directed The Colgate Comedy Hour
Roy Del Ruth Directed Kid Millions (1934)
Ralph Morgan Preceded Eddie as President of SAG
Media & music
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George Jessel and Eddie Cantor, while in Kid Kabaret, c. 1913
Flyer for Midnight Rounders
Cantor (right) with Bert Gordon, AKA "the Mad Russian"
in Roman Scandals (1933)
Cantor as host of The Colgate Comedy Hour, 1952
Cantor and three of his daughters strike a pose in 1926 to promote his first film, Kid Boots, and children's shoes.
The Cantors in 1952Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1964 · aged 72
