| Birth: | Sep. 26, 1877 | | Death: | Sep. 6, 1959 | 
Respected stage and motion picture actor of the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. He is best known for his portrayal of 'Kris Kringle' in the 1947 holiday classic "Miracle on 34th Street," for which he won the Best Actor Oscar.
Mr. Gwenn was born Edmund Kellaway in Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, on September 26, 1875. He was the cousin of actor Cecil Kellaway, the brother of actor Arthur Chesney, and the brother-in-law of actress Estelle Winwood (by virtue of her first and very short-lived marriage to Edmund's brother Arthur Chesney). Edmund Gwenn died of pneumonia and complications of a stroke in Woodland Hills, California, USA, on September 6, 1959. (bio by: Crystal J. Geiszler)
Search Amazon for Edmund Gwenn | | | Burial:
Chapel Of The Pines Crematory
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Ashes in vaultage |
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Record added: Aug 20, 1998
Find A Grave Memorial# 3489 |
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