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Edward Childs Carpenter(1872-1950)

  • Writer
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Edward Childs Carpenter was born on 13 December 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Edward Childs was a writer, known for The Major and the Minor (1942), Captain Courtesy (1915) and The Perfect Gentleman (1935). Edward Childs was married to Helen Alden Knipe. Edward Childs died on 28 June 1950 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.
BornDecember 13, 1872
DiedJune 28, 1950(77)
BornDecember 13, 1872
DiedJune 28, 1950(77)
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Known for

Ray Milland and Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor (1942)
The Major and the Minor
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1942
Dustin Farnum in Captain Courtesy (1915)
Captain Courtesy
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1915
Heather Angel, Frank Morgan, Richard Waring, and Tim Whelan in The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
The Perfect Gentleman
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1935
Marguerite Clark in Three Men and a Girl (1919)
Three Men and a Girl
  • Writer
  • 1919

Credits

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Writer



  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • play
    • 1953–1959
  • Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in You're Never Too Young (1955)
    You're Never Too Young
    6.5
    • play "Connie Goes Home"
    • 1955
  • Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
    Broadway Television Theatre
    6.3
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1953
  • Ray Milland and Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor (1942)
    The Major and the Minor
    7.3
    • suggested by a play by
    • 1942
  • Ann Rutherford and Red Skelton in Whistling in the Dark (1941)
    Whistling in the Dark
    6.7
    • play
    • 1941
  • David Niven and Loretta Young in Eternally Yours (1939)
    Eternally Yours
    5.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Whistling in the Dark
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1938
  • Heather Angel, Frank Morgan, Richard Waring, and Tim Whelan in The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
    The Perfect Gentleman
    6.4
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Una Merkel and Franchot Tone in One New York Night (1935)
    One New York Night
    5.9
    • play "Order, Please"
    • 1935
  • Moje Åslund in The Bachelor Father (1935)
    The Bachelor Father
    6.3
    • play "The Bachelor Father"
    • 1935
  • Glück im Schloß
    • play "The Bachelor Father"
    • 1933
  • Una Merkel, John Miljan, and Ernest Truex in Whistling in the Dark (1933)
    Whistling in the Dark
    6.5
    • based upon the play by
    • 1933
  • Le père célibataire
    • play "The Bachelor Father"
    • 1931
  • Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, Nina Quartero, and C. Aubrey Smith in The Bachelor Father (1931)
    The Bachelor Father
    6.4
    • play
    • 1931
  • Jacqueline Logan in The Leopard Lady (1928)
    The Leopard Lady
    4.2
    • based on play
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 13, 1872
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • June 28, 1950
    • Guildford, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Helen Alden KnipeJune 1, 1907 - October 7, 1950 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Barber of New Orleans" (earliest Broadway credit). Daly's Theatre: 15 Jan 1909-5 Feb 1909 (27 performances). Cast: Gertrude Augarde, Alice Belmore, Lionel Belmore, Frank Bendtsen, Berton Churchill, H. Cooper Cliffe, William Faversham, Leonie Flugrath, Charles Harbury, Frank A. Lyon, John May, Olive Oliver, Julie Opp, Harry Redding, Morton Selten, Percy Waram. Produced by William Faversham.
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    He and his wife are interred at Town Hill Cemetery in New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

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