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Parkyakarkus. 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.
- American
- 1924–1954
Dec 2, 2018 · CBS via Getty Images Harry Einstein as Parkyakarkus on The Al Jolson Show, Feb. 1, 1938. This led to a myriad of film appearances as Parkyakarkas, or a close variant from 1936 to 1945. While working on one film he met his wife, Thelma Leeds. The two married in 1937. Einstein in action in 1944 in a wartime musical making fun of the Russians.
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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.
Harry Einstein, known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became famous as the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus on the Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson radio programs, and later on a program of his own.
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...
