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Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.
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Author "Edgar Kennedy-Master of the Slow Burn" (Bearmanor Media 2005) Book Reviews "This book is a wondrously researched, beautifully told life story of Edgar Kennedy, the beloved comedian"
He was one of the original Keystone Cops while working for Mack Sennett. He is called the master of the slow burn, because of his masterful way of dealing with a stressful situation; first he was cool and collected, slowly building up to that explosive boiling point.
After making his debut in 1911, Kennedy performed with some of Hollywood's biggest comedians, including Roscoe Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, t...
It was with Roach that he developed his mastery of the "slow burn", a routine for which he became famous. He often played a none-too-bright policeman brought to the boiling point by the absurdities of Laurel and Hardy. He also directed the two in From Soup to Nuts (1928) and You're Darn Tootin' (1928).
Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic film actor, known as “the king of the slow burn”. A slow burn is an exasperated facial expression, performed very deliberately; Kennedy embellished this by rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face, in an attempt to hold his temper.
