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Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor.
Dec 2, 2018 · He got his big break as a performer on Eddie Cantor’s radio show in 1934 when he appeared as his character the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus. Einstein’s humor was replete with puns and misdirection. He pronounced his Greek character “park your carcass” and often went by pseudonyms like Harry Parke.
Sep 27, 2021 · This is the full recording of comedian Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein's final moments on earth. On November, 23, 1958, he took the stage at the Friars Club Roast of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz and...
Dec 28, 2018 · Comedian, writer, and character actor Harry “Parkyakarkus” Einstein (1904-1958) got his first break on national radio in 1934. His popularity snowballed, and by 1945 he was writing and performing his own show, Meet Me at Parky’s, on NBC.
Actor: Night Spot. Harry Einstein was born on 6 May 1904 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Night Spot (1938), Badminton (1945) and The Yanks Are Coming (1942). He was married to Thelma Leeds, Lillian Anshen and Jennifer Ann Boyd.
Jan 13, 2013 · Harry Einstein was known for his character Parkyakarkas on The Eddie Cantor Show. He is also famous as the father of comedian Albert Brooks, actor Bob Einstein, lawyer Clifford Einstein and author Charles Einstein.
Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor.
Aug 23, 2015 · Song Written by Lew Pollack and Charles Newman. Yes, the radio comic 'Parkyakarkus' i.e. Harry Einstein, father of Albert Brooks, in a 1944 Wartime B-musical, also starring Una Merkel.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Harry Einstein, the "Parkyakarkus" comedian of the Eddie Cantor radio show in the Nineteen Thirties, died backstage early today of a heart attack suffered...
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