| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Cantor, Eddie |
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| 1892–1964, American entertainer, b. New York City, originally named Edward Israel Isskowitz. Cantor became one of the best-known theatrical figures of his day. His style was typified by lively footwork, rolling eyes, and an utterly individual singing voice. On stage from 1907 and a Ziegfeld star from 1916, Cantor had numerous movie successes and a series of his own radio and television shows. | 1 | | See his autobiographical My Life Is in Your Hands (1928) and As I Remember Them (1963). | 2 |
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