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Also Known As George Albert Jessel
Born April 3, 1898 • New York City • New York
Died May 24, 1981 (aged 83) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award
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Danny Kaye, 1945.
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Lou Costello
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Bud Abbott
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W.C. Fields in David Copperfield
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Jimmy Durante
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Wynn, Ed
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Woody Allen
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George Burns and Gracie Allen
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