Eddie Tamblyn | |
Birthname: | Edward Francis Tamblyn |
Birth Date: | January 5, 1908 |
Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
Children: | 2, including Russ Tamblyn |
Relatives: | Amber Tamblyn (granddaughter) |
Occupation: | Actor |
Edward Francis Tamblyn (January 5, 1908[1] – June 22, 1957) was an American actor. He was the father of actor Russ Tamblyn and keyboardist Larry Tamblyn (The Standells), and the grandfather of actress Amber Tamblyn.
Born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Edna (née Brown; 1883–1975) and Joseph Tamblyn (1878–1941),[2] he became an actor in the 1930s and made uncredited roles in some movies.
Tamblyn died of a brain tumor at the age of 49 in Hollywood, California on June 22, 1957.[3]