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Edward Sedgwick(1892-1953)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick was born on 7 November 1892 in Galveston, Texas, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Cameraman (1928), Murder in the Fleet (1935) and Chasing the Moon (1922). He was previously married to Ebba Havez and Rose L. Elgueta. He died on 7 March 1953 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornNovember 7, 1892
DiedMarch 7, 1953(60)
BornNovember 7, 1892
DiedMarch 7, 1953(60)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Pat Rooney and Edward Sedgwick in I'll Get Her Yet (1916)
Edward Sedgwick and Robin Williamson in Green Backs and Red Skins (1915)
Romaine Fielding, Edward Sedgwick, Eileen Sedgwick, and James Ardis in The Kid's Nap (1914)
Pat Rooney and Edward Sedgwick in The Belle and the Bell Hop (1916)
Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick in The Cameraman (1928)
Buster Keaton, Edward Brophy, and Edward Sedgwick in The Cameraman (1928)
Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick in The Cameraman (1928)
On the set of “Ma & Pa Kettle Back on the Farm,” with director Ed Sedgwick and his young protégé, J.P. Sloane who plays the part of “Billy Kettle,” clowning around with “Television’s Hollywood Hostess” Anita Coleman. Anita and the boys are seen preparing for an upcoming appearance on Hollywood’s “Memory Lane” television show, where Sloane also appears regularly, promoting this soon to be released film.

Known for

Buster Keaton and Harry Gribbon in The Cameraman (1928)
The Cameraman
8.0
  • Director
  • 1928
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
Murder in the Fleet
5.5
  • Director
  • 1935
Tom Mix and Eva Novak in Chasing the Moon (1922)
Chasing the Moon
  • Director
  • 1922
Dustin Farnum in The Flaming Frontier (1926)
The Flaming Frontier
6.7
  • Director
  • 1926

Credits

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Director

  • I Love Lucy (1953)
    I Love Lucy
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Excuse My Dust (1951)
    Excuse My Dust
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
    Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    A Southern Yankee
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Easy to Wed (1946)
    Easy to Wed
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Air Raid Wardens (1943)
    Air Raid Wardens
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Joe E. Brown and Frances Robinson in So You Won't Talk (1940)
    So You Won't Talk
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Joe E. Brown in Beware Spooks! (1939)
    Beware Spooks!
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Cecilia Parker in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
    • Director
    • 1939
  • The Gladiator (1938)
    The Gladiator
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Joe E. Brown in Fit for a King (1937)
    Fit for a King
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Joe E. Brown and Florence Rice in Riding on Air (1937)
    Riding on Air
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Oliver Hardy, Mischa Auer, Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly, Stan Laurel, Rosina Lawrence, and Lyda Roberti in Pick a Star (1937)
    Pick a Star
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Betty Furness and Jack Haley in Mister Cinderella (1936)
    Mister Cinderella
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Walter C. Kelly in The Virginia Judge (1935)
    The Virginia Judge
    • Director
    • 1935

Actor

  • Buster Keaton in Doughboys (1930)
    Doughboys
    • Guggleheimer the Camp Cook (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
    Life in Hollywood No. 3
    • Short
    • 1927
  • Anne Cornwall, Hoot Gibson, and Richard Tucker in 40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
    40-Horse Hawkins
    • Stage Manager
    • 1924
  • Hoot Gibson in The Thrill Chaser (1923)
    The Thrill Chaser
    • Edward Sedgwick
    • 1923
  • Sink or Swim
    • Robert Gilette
    • 1920
  • Checkers (1919)
    Checkers
    • Pete
    • 1919
  • There and Back
    • Short
    • 1918
  • Lucy Fox in Why I Would Not Marry (1918)
    Why I Would Not Marry
    • Undetermined Role (as Ed Sedgwick)
    • 1918
  • Don't Flirt
    • Timothy - Ernie's Rival
    • Short
    • 1918
  • Bruin Trouble
    • Fatty
    • Short
    • 1918
  • George Beban in One More American (1918)
    One More American
    • 1918
  • George Walsh in The Yankee Way (1917)
    The Yankee Way
    • Robert Gillette (as Ed Sedgwick)
    • 1917
  • Louise Huff and Jack Pickford in The Varmint (1917)
    The Varmint
    • Butsey White
    • 1917
  • Harold Lockwood in The Haunted Pajamas (1917)
    The Haunted Pajamas
    • Jack Billings
    • 1917
  • Who Said Chicken?
    • Fatty
    • Short
    • 1917

Writer

  • Dennis O'Keefe and Cecilia Parker in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
    • unconfirmed (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Murder in the Fleet (1935)
    Murder in the Fleet
    • from an original story by
    • 1935
  • Richard Cromwell, Jack Holt, and Joan Marsh in Maker of Men (1931)
    Maker of Men
    • story
    • 1931
  • George K. Arthur, Karl Dane, and Fred Humes in Circus Rookies (1928)
    Circus Rookies
    • story
    • 1928
  • Tin Hats (1926)
    Tin Hats
    • story
    • 1926
  • Dustin Farnum in The Flaming Frontier (1926)
    The Flaming Frontier
    • story
    • 1926
  • Under Western Skies
    • story
    • 1926
  • Helen Ferguson and Hoot Gibson in Spook Ranch (1925)
    Spook Ranch
    • story
    • 1925
  • Dynamite's Daughter
    • story
    • Short
    • 1925
  • Queen of the Round-Up
    • story
    • Short
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in Let 'er Buck (1925)
    Let 'er Buck
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in The Saddle Hawk (1925)
    The Saddle Hawk
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in Hit and Run (1924)
    Hit and Run
    • scenario
    • story
    • 1924
  • Hoot Gibson in Broadway or Bust (1924)
    Broadway or Bust
    • story
    • 1924
  • Anne Cornwall, Hoot Gibson, and Richard Tucker in 40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
    40-Horse Hawkins
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1924

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Edgar Sedgwick
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • November 7, 1892
    • Galveston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 1953
    • North Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Ebba HavezSeptember 3, 1933 - May 7, 1953 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Eileen Sedgwick(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 8 Articles

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    Credited with discovering Lucille Ball and actually did a cameo appearance or two on I Love Lucy (1951). He was also an executive with her production company, Desilu Productions. The last show he directed before he died a few months later was an episode of "I Love Lucy." She never forgot the man who was so instrumental in giving her a break in the movies, and after he died she took his widow, Ebba Havez, into her home and cared for her until she, too, passed away.
  • Nicknames
    • Eddie
    • Ed

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