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Art Carney. Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor and comedian. A recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, he was best known for his role as Ed Norton on the sitcom The Honeymooners (1955–1956). His film roles include Harry and Tonto (1974), The ...
Carney died in Chester, Conn., on Sunday and was buried on Tuesday after a small, private funeral. He had been ill for some time. The comic actor would be forever identified as Norton, Ralph...
- November 4, 1918
- November 9, 2003
Nov 12, 2003 · By Richard Severo. Nov. 12, 2003. Art Carney, the Academy Award-winning comic actor who first gained fame as the guffawing, slightly off-center sewer worker Ed Norton in the early 1950's...
His death was attributed to unspecified "natural causes". He was 85 years old and had reportedly managed to stay sober since he originally quit drinking in 1974. He is interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Carney was survived by his wife Jean Myers, who died in October 2012.
- January 1, 1
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Chester, Connecticut, USA
Nov 11, 2003 · Art Carney Dies. Emmy winner Art Carney, best known as Jackie Gleason's sidekick Ed Norton on The Honeymooners, died November 9 in Westbrook, Conn. He was 85. Carney was retired and died after a long illness.
His death was attributed to unspecified "natural causes". He was 85 years old and had reportedly managed to stay sober since he originally quit drinking in 1974. He is interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Arthur William Matthew “Art” Carney was an Academy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television and radio. He is best-known for playing Ed Nort.
