Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn was an American actor and comedian. He was known for the giggly, wavering voice he developed for the 1921 musical review The Perfect Fool. Wynn was posthumously named a Disney Legend on August 10, 2013.
His stage name is a pun of his middle name "Edwin".
==Career==
===Before Disney===
He was one of the actors approached to play The Wizard in the 1939 classic film The Wizard Of Oz, however, the role was too small for him.
===Disney filmography===
For Disney, he voiced the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and portrayed Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins (1964). He also played as Mr. Toymaker in Babes in Toyland, Fire chief in The Absent-Minded Professor, A. J. Allen in Son of Flubber, Mr. Hofstedder the Jeweler in That Darn Cat!, and (his final role) Rufus the Gnome King in The Gnome-Mobile. In 1933, he was caricatured by Joe Grant in the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Gala Premiere. 
His performance as the Mad Hatter served as inspiration and reference for the character King Candy in the 2012 Disney animated feature film Wreck-It Ralph.
He was considered to voice the March Hare before voicing the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland.
===Disney parks===
In addition to Disney films, Wynn was also a popular character in the Disneyland production The Golden Horseshoe Revue.
==Death==
Wynn died June 19, 1966 in Beverly Hills, California of throat cancer, aged 79. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, and his gravestone reads "Dear God, Thanks... Ed Wynn".
His granddaughter stated in her speech when accepting his Disney Legends award on his behalf that Walt Disney was a pallbearer at his funeral.
==References==
*In the DuckTales episode, "Master of the Djinni", Djinni's voice is based on Wynn's.
*Chameleon was seen transforming into Ed Wynn in the Mighty Ducks episode; "Beak to the Future".
*In Wreck-It Ralph, King Candy's appearance and voice are based on Wynn.
*In Tangled: The Series, Feldspar's voice is based on Wynn's.
==Roles==
Profile - Mad Hatter.jpeg|Mad Hatter(Alice in Wonderland)
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Hofstedder.jpg|Mr. Hofstedder(That Darn Cat!)
RufusTheGnomeKing.jpeg|Rufus the Gnome King(The Gnome-Mobile)
==Gallery==
Wynn.jpg|Disney's caricature of Ed Wynn along with Wheeler and Woolsey in Mickey's Gala Premiere
Hattertrial.jpg|The Mad Hatter, one of his best known Disney roles
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Betty Taylor and Ed Wynn 1962.jpg|Wynn with Betty Taylor on a TV appearance for the 10,000th performance of The Golden Horseshoe Revue.
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Chameleonedwynn.png|Chameleon as Ed Wynn
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