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Eddie Foy
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Was appearing in the show Mr Bluebeard at the Birdcage Theatre in Tombstone, at the time of The Gunfight At The OK Corral.
Vaudeville actor who, after the death of his wife Madeline Morando, put his children in the act as a way to keep custody of them. The children, who became known as the "The Seven Little Foys" were
Eddie Foy Jr.
,
Bryan Foy
,
Charley Foy
,
Irving Foy
,
Madeline Foy
,
Mary Foy
and
Richard Foy
.
Was appearing in Chicago in "Mr. Bluebeard" when the Iroquois Theatre Fire broke out. Foy is credited for calming the audience and saving many lives during the fire, which killed more than 500 and is still the worst theatre fire in American history.
He was played by his son
Eddie Foy Jr.
3 times in
Lillian Russell (1940)
,
Wilson (1944)
and
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
. In
The Seven Little Foys (1955)
, he was played by
Bob Hope
.
Trademark look: His upper lip extended well below his teeth, making him look like he had no upper teeth.
Grandfather of
Eddie Foy III
.
Upon his death, his remains were interred at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York.
He had a daughter, Catherine, by Lola Sefton, whom he lived with for several years, but did not marry.
Played by his son in the Movie Frontier Marshal.
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