"The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 Photo by Frank Powolny




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Caption: "The Seven Year Itch" M. Monroe & Tom Ewell 1955 Photo by Frank Powolny

About Samuel Yewell Tompkins

Actor, Soundtrack
Born: April 29, 1909
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 5' 10¾" (1.8 m)
Known for: The Seven Year Itch (1955), Adam's Rib (1949), Baretta (1975), The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Source: IMDB

Beleaguered character actor Tom Ewell, the unlikely film and TV star with the trademark lumpy figure and droopy, lugubrious mug, was born Samuel Yewell Tompkins on April 29, 1909, in Kentucky. His family tried to steer him towards a law career but he chose the path of acting instead after becoming involved in college productions at the University ...


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