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Edward Francis “Eddie” Ingalls Cavanaugh

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Edward Francis “Eddie” Ingalls Cavanaugh Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
21 Jun 1957 (aged 71)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5285333, Longitude: -88.0486972
Memorial ID
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Vaudeville theatrical & radio husband and wife team of Eddie & Fannie Cavanaugh of Chicago area radio. Working at KYW, WLS and WGN.

They went on air in 1922 until Eddie's death in 1957, spanning 35 years! Eddie told jokes, Fannie played piano.

Mae West's first radio appearance was on their show as well as Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Kate Smith, Jack Benny, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Dorothy Lamour, and Gene Autry.

died from a skull fracture after a fall from a ladder

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Edward Francis Ingalls Canvanaugh was a Veteran of WW 1, enlisting in the US Army 22 Aug 1917, he was honorably discharged as a 2nd Lt 28 Oct 1918.

Source : Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
Vaudeville theatrical & radio husband and wife team of Eddie & Fannie Cavanaugh of Chicago area radio. Working at KYW, WLS and WGN.

They went on air in 1922 until Eddie's death in 1957, spanning 35 years! Eddie told jokes, Fannie played piano.

Mae West's first radio appearance was on their show as well as Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Kate Smith, Jack Benny, Rudy Vallee, Eddie Cantor, Dorothy Lamour, and Gene Autry.

died from a skull fracture after a fall from a ladder

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Edward Francis Ingalls Canvanaugh was a Veteran of WW 1, enlisting in the US Army 22 Aug 1917, he was honorably discharged as a 2nd Lt 28 Oct 1918.

Source : Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.


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