Edd Byrnes, ‘Kookie’ in ‘77 Sunset Strip,’ dies at 87
January 10, 2020, 6:53 am
He was 87. Byrnes died Wednesday at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Logan Byrnes, said in a statement. Byrnes, who was born Edward Byrne Breitenberger in New York City, came from a poor family. His alcoholic father died when he was 13 Byrnes worked a variety of jobs, but he yearned for an acting career. At 17, he began to work as a ...
