Horton, Edward Everett

Edward Everett Horton was an actor known for comedic and stubborn character roles between the 1922 and 1970s. Born on March 18, 1886 in Brooklyn, New York, Horton first performed in theatrical plays while attending Columia University in 1908. Horton moved to Los Angeles, California in 1915 and appeared in his first films in 1922, beginning his sixty-three year acting career. His roles include Bensinger in the Howard Hughes-produced The Front Page (1931), Uncle Ned Matthews in Dennis the Menace (1962), and the narrator of Fractured Fairy Tales in The Bullwinkle Show (1959).

Horton died on September 29, 1970 in Enco, California.

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Fowler, James E. "Horton's House Grew With Film Career." Los Angeles Times. April 12, 1997.

"Edward Everett Horton." Turner Classic Movies. 2021. Accessed November 04, 2021. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/89195%7C45155/Edward-Everett-Horton

Williford, Stanley O. "Actor Edward Everett Horton, Norted for Fussy Roles, Dies." Los Angeles Times. October 01, 1970.