Edgar Warren Hymer (February 25, 1906 â€" March 25, 1948) was an
American actor.He was born in New York City. His father, John Bard
Hymer (1875 or 1876â€"1953) was a playwright (with nine Broadway plays
to his credit, according to the Internet Broadway Database),
vaudeville writer and actor, while his mother, Eleanor Kent, was an
actress.He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946, as well as the
1928 Broadway play The Grey Fox. Despite his typical screen persona as
an unsophisticated tough guy with a Brooklyn accent, he actually
attended Yale University. In the late 1930s, Columbia Pictures head
Harry Cohn had him removed from the studio after he showed up for work
drunk. Hymer responded by breaking into Cohn's office and urinating on
his desk. Cohn then blackballed him in the film industry, making it
hard for him to find work.
American actor.He was born in New York City. His father, John Bard
Hymer (1875 or 1876â€"1953) was a playwright (with nine Broadway plays
to his credit, according to the Internet Broadway Database),
vaudeville writer and actor, while his mother, Eleanor Kent, was an
actress.He appeared in 129 films between 1929 and 1946, as well as the
1928 Broadway play The Grey Fox. Despite his typical screen persona as
an unsophisticated tough guy with a Brooklyn accent, he actually
attended Yale University. In the late 1930s, Columbia Pictures head
Harry Cohn had him removed from the studio after he showed up for work
drunk. Hymer responded by breaking into Cohn's office and urinating on
his desk. Cohn then blackballed him in the film industry, making it
hard for him to find work.
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