Marty Feldman | |
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 Feldman in 1969 | |
| Born | Martin Alan Feldman 8 July 1934 Canning Town, London, England |
| Died | 2 December 1982 (aged 48) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1948–1982 |
| Spouse |
Lauretta Sullivan (m. 1959) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | BAFTAs: Best Light Entertainment Performance 1968 Marty Best Writer 1968 Marty |
Martin Alan Feldman (8 July 1934[1] – 2 December 1982) was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer. He was known for his prominent, misaligned eyes.[2][3][4]
He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. He became known as a performer on At Last the 1948 Show (co-writing the "Four Yorkshiremen sketch" which Monty Python would perform) and Marty, the latter of which won Feldman two British Academy Television Awards including Best Entertainment Performance in 1969.
Feldman went on to appear in films such as The Bed Sitting Room and Every Home Should Have One, the latter of which was one of the most popular comedies at the British box office in 1970.[5] In 1971, he starred in the comedy-variety sketch series for ATV called The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine. In 1974, he appeared as Igor in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, for which he received the first Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He died in 1982 of a heart attack while filming Yellowbeard in Mexico City.[6]
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- ^ Chilton, Martin (13 January 2016). "The mad world of Marty Feldman". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Harper, Sue (2011). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh University Press. p. 269. ISBN 9780748654260.
- ^ Lawson, Carol (4 December 1982). "Marty Feldman, Film Comic, Victim Of Heart Attack At 48". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Marty Feldman, the wild-eyed British comedian [...] died Thursday in his hotel room in Mexico City.