Edward McNamara
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Edward James McNamara (August 13, 1884 - November 10, 1944) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor.
[edit] Biography
He was born on August 13, 1884 in Paterson, New Jersey.[1][2] He sang while a police officer in Paterson, New Jersey. His Broadway career started in 1926, and his Hollywood career started in 1929. He died in 1944 shortly after filming Arsenic and Old Lace.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Edward James McNamara in the World War I draft registration". Selective Service. September 9, 1918. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McNamara-Edward_1918.jpg. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Edward James McNamara in the World War II draft registration". Selective Service. 1942. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:McNamara-Edward_1942a.jpg. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ To, Telephone (November 10, 1944). "Edward McNamara, Actor, Dies. Ex-Policeman Sang Way to Stage". New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E12FB3A59147B93C2A8178AD95F408485F9. Retrieved 2009-12-21. "Edward McNamara, well-known stage and screen player who sung himself off the Paterson, N.J., police force on to Broadway, died at 8:15 o'clock last night in South Station."
