The actor left Hollywood and appeared as a clown and trapeze artist in a one-ring Mexican circus. Warner and the studio boss removed him from a film and allowed him to languish under contract. signed him to a contract and cast him in the 1938 film.Īccording to Hollywood gossip, he was caught in a dalliance with the wife of Jack L. His break in show business came during the ’30s in the Broadway hit “Brother Rat,” a comedy about life at Virginia Military Institute. AP gives this quick sum up of his early career: Green Acres, in case you don’t know or forgot, was a creation of the team that made the smash 60s hit The Beverly Hillbillies.Įdwards was a solid actor in films, often playing the sidekick. So does the standard-late-20th-century comedy writing, written by people who had backgrounds in radio and sitcoms. The reason: its premise of a wealthy lawyer living his dream of being out in the boondocks with his glamorous wife (Eva Gabor in her best role) who was dragged unwillingly out there with him, still holds up. Green Acres is shown on cable television and from past news reports it has always performed well in re-runs.
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It’s ironic that Eddie Albert, who died of pneumonia Thursday at his home in the Pacific Palisades area, in the presence of caregivers including his son Edward, who was holding his hand at the time, would be known to early 21st century audiences as the star of a hit 60s TV comedy called Green Acres. It’s always sad to hear abut the passing of someone in show business who you liked, not just because they seemed to become a “friend” to you due to their performances - but because you admired the quality of their work.
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