Eddie Foy Park at the corner of Weyman Avenue and Pelham Road in New Rochelle, NY

Eddie Foy, Sr. (born Edwin Fitzgerald Foy March 9, 1856, in Greenwich Village, New York City; died February 16, 1928,Kansas City, Missouri), was an actor, comedian, dancer and vaudevillian. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 792 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photograph of Eddie Foy Park in New Rochelle, New York, on April 30, 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 792 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photograph of Eddie Foy Park in New Rochelle, New York, on April 30, 2007. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

Early Years

When his Irish immigrant father died in 1862, six-year-old Foy began performing in local saloons first in New York and later in Chicago to support his family. He gained his first professional recognition in the mining camps and cow towns of the West, beginning around 1878. Some sources have him marrying Rose Howland or Holland in 1879 possibly producing two children, but their divorce, or her death, or the fate of any children has not been traced. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During this travelling period he apparently became friendly with Doc Holliday in Dodge City, and remembered Doc trying in 1879 to get him to join the "Royal Gorge War", a railroad right-of-way dispute. One tale has him in Dodge in an altercation over a girl with fellow actor Charles Chapin, who was drunkenly taking pot-shots at Foy. The gunfire awakened Wyatt Earp, who disarmed the actor and sent both the players home to sleep it off. Foy is also reported to have been in Tombstone, Arizona in October 1881 appearing at the local theatre when the Gunfight at the OK Corral occurred on the 26th of that month. In 1886 he married Lola Selfton, who died ten years later without issue. John Henry Doc Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American dentist, gambler, and gunfighter of the American Old West frontier who is usually remembered for his associations with Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. ... For the 1939 western movie, see Dodge City (1939 film). ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Tombstone in year 1891 Tombstone is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, founded in 1879 in what was then the Arizona Territory. ... The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was an event of legendary proportion which has been portrayed in numerous Western films. ...

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Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys

The headstone of Eddie Foy in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Between 1910 and 1913, he formed a family vaudeville act, and "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys" quickly turned into a national institution. While Eddie was a stern disciplinarian backstage (his wife Madeline died in 1918) he portrayed an indulgent papa onstage, and the Foys toured successfully for over a decade and appeared in one motion picture. When Eddy remarried - to Mary Reilly Coombs - in 1923, the children went their separate ways. A dedicated trouper, the elder Foy continued to appear in vaudeville and starred in the hit Broadway comedy "The Fallen Star" in 1927. He died of a heart attack while headlining on the Orpheum circuit in Kansas City, Mo. at age 73. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 846 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photograph of the headstone of Eddie Foy in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, New York, on March 28, 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2288 × 1712 pixel, file size: 846 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photograph of the headstone of Eddie Foy in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in New Rochelle, New York, on March 28, 2007. ... Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ...

All his children except Bryan are buried with their father at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, New York. The family’s story was filmed in 1955 as The Seven Little Foys, with Bob Hope as Eddie Sr. and James Cagney as George M. Cohan; Charley Foy narrated. Eddie Foy Jr. appeared as his father in several films: Frontier Marshal (1939), Lillian Russell (1940), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Wilson (1944), as well as a television version of The Seven Little Foys with Mickey Rooney (1964). New Rochelle City Hall New Roc City New Rochelle (French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of New York in Westchester County, 16 miles (26 km) from Grand Central Terminal in New York City and 2 miles north of the border with... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 film. ... Bob Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was an English-Born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel, well known for his good natured humor and career longevity. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... George Michael Cohan (July 3, 1878 – November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director, and producer of Irish descent. ... Eddie Foy Jr. ... Frontier Marshal is a 1939 western film starring Randolph Scott as legendary lawman Wyatt Earp. ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ... Wilson is a 1944 biographical film about President Woodrow Wilson. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ...

Trivia

When James Cagney played George M. Cohan for a ten-minute dance sequence with Bob Hope in The Seven Little Foys (reprising his Oscar-winning portrayal from Yankee Doodle Dandy), Cagney took no money for the role: he considered this repayment for a favor which Eddie Foy had done for him during Cagney's early days as an actor. The Seven Little Foys is a 1955 film. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ...

References

External links

• Eddie Foy, Sr. at the Internet Broadway Database
• Eddie Foy, Sr. at the Internet Movie Database
• Eddie Foy, Sr. at Find A Grave