His last appearance on Broadway was in the musical Dreamtime, directed by David Niles at the Ed Sullivan Theater, at the age of 77.īracken's television roles between 19 include an episode of The Golden Girls as Rose Nylund's ex-childhood boyfriend from St. He appeared on Broadway in Shinbone Alley Hello, Dolly! The Odd Couple and Sugar Babies. He made numerous radio broadcasts and had his own program, The Eddie Bracken Show. Due to the popularity of these films, Eddie Bracken was a household name during World War II. In the 1940s, director Preston Sturges cast Bracken in two of his films, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, opposite Betty Hutton, and Hail the Conquering Hero. The military drama, co-starring Richard Cromwell, opened to much fanfare but closed after 14 performances at the 46th Street Theatre. In 1936, Bracken enjoyed success on Broadway with his starring run in the Joseph Viertel play So Proudly We Hail. He had performed in a short film series called The Kiddie Troupers (one of many Our Gang-like series) prior to that, but that film was his big break. Bracken performed in vaudeville at the age of nine and gained fame with the Broadway musical Too Many Girls in a role he reprised for the 1940 film adaptation. Life and career Howard Freeman and Eddie Bracken 1954Įdward Vincent Bracken was born in Astoria, Queens, New York on February 7, 1915, the son of Joseph L.
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During this era, he also had success on Broadway, with performances in plays like Too Many Girls (1940).īracken's later movie roles include National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Oscar (1991), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Rookie of the Year (1993), and Baby's Day Out (1994). Bracken became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films Hail the Conquering Hero and The Miracle of Morgan's Creek both from 1944, both of which have been preserved by the National Film Registry. Edward Vincent Bracken (Febru– November 14, 2002) was an American actor.
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