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Born Fredd Wiener in Akron, Ohio, Fredd worked briefly as a delivery boy at Warner Brothers before being called up for military service during World War II.
Fredd Wayne was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades on Broadway, radio, television, movies, and recorded works..
Fredd Wayne
American actor (1924–2018)
Fredd Wayne (born Fredd Wiener;[1] October 17, 1924 – August 27, 2018) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades on Broadway, radio, television, movies, and recorded works.
He appeared on television as a guest star, and portrayed Benjamin Franklin, originally in his one-man show Benjamin Franklin, Citizen, on television, recordings, and live appearances.
Early life
Fredd Wayne was born in Akron, Ohio[1] to working-class parents Celia (Mirman) and salesman Charles Theodore Wiener.
Two days after graduating from John R. Buchtel High School he took a bus to Hollywood in hopes of working for cousin Lester Cowan who had produced My Little Chickadee and several Marx Brothers films. He recalls sitting in the lobby of Columbia Studios for three days before Cowan dismissed him with: "I got nuthin’ for you, kid." After Wayne's money and graduation watch were stolen, a neighbor who worked at Warner Bro