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Eddie Foy
Foy in 1912
Born
Edwin Fitzgerald

(1856-03-09)March 9, 1856
Manhattan, New York City, US
DiedFebruary 16, 1928(1928-02-16) (aged 71)
Kansas City, Missouri, US
OccupationActor
ChildrenBryan Foy 1896–1977
Charley Foy 1898–1984
Mary Foy 1901–1987
Madeline Foy 1903–1988[1]
Eddie Foy Jr. 1905–1983
Richard Foy 1899–1947[2]
Irving Foy 1908–2003[3]
Eddie Foy Park at the corner of Weyman Avenue and Pelham Road in New Rochelle, New York
Plaque in Eddie Foy Park: "in gratitude for their many happy years in New Rochelle the Foy Family donated the land for this park."

Edwin Fitzgerald (March 9, 1856 – February 16, 1928[4]), known professionally as Eddie Foy and Eddie Foy Sr., was an American actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian.[5]

  1. ^ "Madeline Foy, Vaudeville Actress, 80". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 10, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2015. Madeline Foy, a member of the vaudeville troupe the Seven Little Foys, whose story was told in a film starring the comedian Bob Hope, died Tuesday. She was 80 years old.
  2. ^ "Richard Foy. Son of Stage Star Was Once a Member of Vaudeville Team". The New York Times. April 5, 1947. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Irving Foy, 94, Last of the Seven Little Foys". The New York Times. April 26, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2015. Irving Foy, the youngest and last survivor of the Seven Little Foys vaudeville act, died here on Sunday. He was 94.
  4. ^ Cullen, Frank; Hackman, Florence; and McNeilly, Donald. Vaudeville, Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America. Routledge Press, September 2006, ISBN 0-415-93853-8. pp. 406–410
  5. ^ Obituary Variety, February 22, 1928, page 57.

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