Edward Boyd Briscoe
April 16, 1938-January 15, 1996
Lorraine Silverthorn and Eddie Briscoe
Born in Tacoma, Washington, Eddie got his start in figure skating at the Lakewood Winter Club. In 1951, he won the silver medal in the juvenile boys event at the Northwestern States Championships in Spokane and represented his club at the Pacific Coast Championships in Los Angeles. He went on to an incredible show biz career, appearing on television in "The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis" and "My Mother The Car" and on the silver screen in"Snow White And The Three Stooges" with Carol Heiss and as a dancer in "West Side Story". After touring with Ice Capades, he opened a restaurant. He passed away on January 19, 1996 at the age of fifty-seven.
Eddie's obituary the "Tampa Bay Times": "Edward Briscoe, who as a teenager skated with the Ice Capades and was one of the original Mouseketeers, has died of an undisclosed illness in Las Vegas. He was 57. 'He was a great skater,' said Briscoe's longtime companion, Archie Fox. Mr. Briscoe, who died Friday, was only 17 when he signed his first five-year contract with Ice Capades International in 1956; by then, he already was a veteran entertainer. Earlier, he had been under contract with Walt Disney Studios to appear as a Mouseketeer. 'He was a teenager, but he looked young for his age,' Fox said. 'Eddie played Bobby Brown. There were two Bobbys and Eddie was the tall one.'"
*Source for inclusion: Robert John Quinn's Memorial Books, The History Project (Boston and Massachusetts LGBTQ+ Archive)
