Art Carney biography   Art Carney was born on November 4, 1918,
in Mount Vernon, New York. After performing with Fred Allen,
Edgar Bergen and Bert Lahr, Carney served in the U.S. Army and
was wounded during the Normandy landing. He is best known for
playing Jackie Gleason's sidekick, Ed Norton, on the pioneering
television sitcom The Honeymooners. Carney won an Academy Award
for his starring role in Harry and Tonto in 1974. He died in
2003.