Ned Wynn

Ned Wynn

Ned Wynn

Writer, performer
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Ned Wynn

Writer, performer

April 27, 1941

Healdsburg, California

May 24, 2020

Ned Wynn was an American actor and screenwriter.

Born into a Hollywood family, Wynn was the son of character actor Keenan Wynn, grandson of radio star Ed Wynn, and stepson of screen legend Van Johnson. After attending school in Switzerland, the University of Pennsylvania, and University of California, Berkeley, Wynn worked at Fox as a script analyst. As a screenwriter, he would go on to pen the film California Dreaming (1979), an episode of the television series Matt Houston, and a number of teleplays.

While Wynn himself appeared in only a few films, he was able to work with his father and grandfather in The Absent Minded Professor (1961), Son of Flubber (1963), and The Patsy (1964). He also worked with his father in Bikini Beach (1964) and Stagecoach (1966).

He also landed roles in The Bellboy (1960), Pajama Party (1964), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965), and Beach Blanket Bingo (1965).

Wynn died May 24, 2020, in Healdsburg, California. He was 79.

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