Actor and Screenwriter. He was born into a show business family; his father was Keenan Wynn, his grandfather was Ed Wynn and his stepfather was Van Johnson. Born Edmond Keenan Wynn in New York and brought up in Beverly Hills, in 1947, his mother, Eve, divorced his father and married Johnson, one of his dad's best friends. Ned attended Lycée Jaccard School in Switzerland, the University of Pennsylvania and California Berkeley and worked at Fox as a script analyst. He appeared in small roles in just a handful of films. He, his father and grandfather worked together in 'The Absent- Minded Professor' (1961), 'Son of Flubber' (1963) and 'The Patsy' (1964). He also acted with his dad in 'Bikini Beach' (1964) and 'Stagecoach' (1966) and appeared in other films including 'Pajama Party' (1964), 'Beach Blanket Bingo' (1965) and 'How to Stuff a Wild Bikini' (1965), before focusing on screenwriting in the late '70s. He wrote screenplays for the surfing movie 'California Dreaming' (1979), and for several made-for-TV films. In the 60s, he co-wrote the song, 'Available,' which was recorded by Frank Sinatra. Wynn wrote about being raised in Hollywood in his 1990 autobiography, 'We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills,' with memories of a young Ned fixing drinks at home for James Mason, Tyrone Power and Judy Garland and watching 'Fantasia' on his 12th birthday at home when Walt Disney lent his family a print of the movie. Ned's younger brother, Emmy-winning screenwriter Tracy Keenan Wynn, reported that his brother died in a nursing facility from complications related to Parkinson's disease.
Actor and Screenwriter. He was born into a show business family; his father was Keenan Wynn, his grandfather was Ed Wynn and his stepfather was Van Johnson. Born Edmond Keenan Wynn in New York and brought up in Beverly Hills, in 1947, his mother, Eve, divorced his father and married Johnson, one of his dad's best friends. Ned attended Lycée Jaccard School in Switzerland, the University of Pennsylvania and California Berkeley and worked at Fox as a script analyst. He appeared in small roles in just a handful of films. He, his father and grandfather worked together in 'The Absent- Minded Professor' (1961), 'Son of Flubber' (1963) and 'The Patsy' (1964). He also acted with his dad in 'Bikini Beach' (1964) and 'Stagecoach' (1966) and appeared in other films including 'Pajama Party' (1964), 'Beach Blanket Bingo' (1965) and 'How to Stuff a Wild Bikini' (1965), before focusing on screenwriting in the late '70s. He wrote screenplays for the surfing movie 'California Dreaming' (1979), and for several made-for-TV films. In the 60s, he co-wrote the song, 'Available,' which was recorded by Frank Sinatra. Wynn wrote about being raised in Hollywood in his 1990 autobiography, 'We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills,' with memories of a young Ned fixing drinks at home for James Mason, Tyrone Power and Judy Garland and watching 'Fantasia' on his 12th birthday at home when Walt Disney lent his family a print of the movie. Ned's younger brother, Emmy-winning screenwriter Tracy Keenan Wynn, reported that his brother died in a nursing facility from complications related to Parkinson's disease.
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