Stars of Slapstick #173: Eddie Sutherland
Today is the birthday of Albert Edward “Eddie” Sutherland (1895-1973). On his mother’s side Sutherland was a sixth generation member of a theatrical dynasty. His mother Julie Ring was a headlining vaudevillian; his aunt Blanche Ring was an even more popular stage and screen star; his aunt Frances Ring was married to Thomas Meighan, one […]