Edgar Mason Borden (May 1, 1888 – June 30, 1955) was an American film actor who started his career in

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as an acrobat and then successfully turned to comedy. Throughout the 1920s, he toured in the

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, Orpheum and

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vaudeville circuits, often billed as "the high hat comedian" and the "fun king." Borden appeared in nearly 160 films between 1922 and 1952 and was mostly seen in comedic bit parts. Borden appeared in numerous films with

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Biography

He was born on May 1, 1888 in

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.He wrote "Waynesville, Ohio" in his 1917 draft registration. The 1920 United States Census uses "Ohio". The

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uses "Tennessee" and

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uses "Deer Lodge, Tennessee". His father was from Deer Lodge, Tennessee. He appeared in nearly 160 films between 1922 and 1952 and was mostly seen in comedic bit parts and occasionally as the principal comic relief in films such as ''Jungle Bride''. He died on June 30, 1955, aged 67, in

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uses July 1, 1955, however the

uses June 30, 1955 and is more reliable, since it is indexed from his death certificate.

Selected filmography

* ''Hold Everything'' (1925) * ''

Battling Butler ''Battling Butler'' is a 1926 American comedy silent film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. It is based on the 1923 musical '' Battling Buttler''. The film entered the public domain in 2022. Plot Alfred Butler is a scion of a wealthy ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

One Chance in a Million ''One Chance in a Million'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring William Fairbanks, Viora Daniel and Charles K. French. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures. Synopsis After rescuing R ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Show Girl ''The Show Girl'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Mildred Harris, Gaston Glass and Mary Carr.Munden p.712 Cast * Mildred Harris as Maizie Udell * Gaston Glass as Billy Barton * Mary Carr as Mrs. ...

'' (1927) * '' The Dove'' (1927) * ''

Rough Romance ''Rough Romance'' is a 1930 American lumberjack Western (genre), Western film directed by A. F. Erickson. The film stars George O'Brien (actor), George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart (silent film actor), Roy Stewart, and H ...

'' (1930) * '' The Rampant Age'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Monkey Business'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

Jungle Bride ''Jungle Bride'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and Albert H. Kelley. Plot Doris Evans suspects that an actor has committed murder, so she and her fiancé follow him aboard a ship. Following a ...

'' (1933) * '' Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'' (1933) * ''

Belle of the Nineties ''Belle of the Nineties'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Mae West's fourth motion picture, it was based on her original story ''It Ain't No Sin'', which was also to be the film's t ...

'' (1934) * '' Babes In Toyland'' (1934) * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is " I Dreamt I Dwe ...

'' (1936) * '' Way Out West'' (1937) * ''

Saps at Sea ''Saps at Sea'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas, distributed by United Artists. It was Laurel and Hardy's last film produced by the Hal Roach Studios, as well as the last film to feature Ben Turpin and Harry Bernard. ...

'' (1940) * ''

A Chump at Oxford ''A Chump at Oxford'' is a Hal Roach comedy film produced in 1939 and released in 1940 by United Artists. It was directed by Alfred J. Goulding and was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Roach studio. The title echoes the film '' ...

'' (1940) * ''

Secrets of a Model ''Secrets of a Model'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Cheryl Walker, Harold Daniels and Phyllis Barry. It was made as an independent exploitation film on Poverty Row.Pitts p.196 Synopsis In order to raise mo ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by Daniel Webster, a fictional version of the noted 19th-c ...

'' (1941) (uncredited) * '' The Dolly Sisters'' (1945) * ''

On Dangerous Ground ''On Dangerous Ground'' is a 1951 film noir-melodrama starring Robert Ryan and Ida Lupino, directed by Nicholas Ray, and produced by John Houseman. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides based on the 1945 novel ''Mad with Much Heart,'' ...

'' (1952)

References

External links

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Eddie Borden at Laurel & Hardy From the Forties Forward
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borden, Eddie Vaudeville performers Male actors from New York (state) 1888 births 1955 deaths People from Waynesville, Ohio