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Edgar Kennedy, an Uncommon card
Edgar Livingston Kennedy was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 102
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 21,000
Power 102 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Edgar Kennedy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Edgar Kennedy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ______ to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.
Answer
ability. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations. From the Edgar Kennedy article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
One memorable example of his comedy technique can be seen in the ____ Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup, where he plays a sidewalk lemonade vendor who is harassed and increasingly provoked by Harpo and Chico.
Answer
1930s. One memorable example of his comedy technique can be seen in the 1933 Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup, where he plays a sidewalk lemonade vendor who is harassed and increasingly provoked by Harpo and Chico. From the Edgar Kennedy article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to portray characters whose anger slowly rose in frustrating situations.
- In many of his roles, he used exasperated facial expressions and performed very deliberately to convey his rising anger or "burn", often rubbing his hand over his bald head and across his face in an effort to control his temper.
- One memorable example of his comedy technique can be seen in the 1933 Marx Brothers' film Duck Soup, where he plays a sidewalk lemonade vendor who is harassed and increasingly provoked by Harpo and Chico.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Edgar Kennedy article was read about 21,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Edgar Kennedy
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Edgar Kennedy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
