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Edward Salven(1904-1955)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Edward Salven
Edward Salven was born on 17 July 1904 in New York, USA. He was an assistant director and director, known for The Ten Commandments (1956), The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) and Let's Dance (1950). He died on 22 January 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 17, 1904
DiedJanuary 22, 1955(50)
BornJuly 17, 1904
DiedJanuary 22, 1955(50)
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Known for

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1956
Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, and Dennis O'Keefe in The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Eddie Salven)
  • 1944
Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton in Let's Dance (1950)
Let's Dance
6.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Eddie Slaven)
  • 1950
Showboat Serenade (1944)
Showboat Serenade
Short
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)
    The Ten Commandments
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Bob Hope, Arlene Dahl, Rosemary Clooney, and Tony Martin in Here Come the Girls (1953)
    Here Come the Girls
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Anna Maria Alberghetti, Rosemary Clooney, Lauritz Melchior, and Tommy Morton in The Stars Are Singing (1953)
    The Stars Are Singing
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Charlton Heston, James Stewart, Gloria Grahame, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, and Cornel Wilde in The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
    The Greatest Show on Earth
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Bob Hope, Jane Darwell, Oliver Blake, Fred Clark, William Frawley, Tor Johnson, Andrea King, Marilyn Maxwell, and Lloyd Nolan in The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
    The Lemon Drop Kid
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Alan Ladd in Branded (1950)
    Branded
    6.7
    • assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Fred Astaire and Betty Hutton in Let's Dance (1950)
    Let's Dance
    6.1
    • assistant director (as Eddie Slaven)
    • 1950
  • William Holden, Lyle Bettger, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson in Union Station (1950)
    Union Station
    6.8
    • assistant director (as Eddie Salven)
    • 1950
  • Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949)
    Samson and Delilah
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1949
  • Ingrid Bergman in Joan of Arc (1948)
    Joan of Arc
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1948
  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1947
  • Bob Hope in Where There's Life (1947)
    Where There's Life
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Bob Hope and Joan Caulfield in Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
    Monsieur Beaucaire
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Bing Crosby, Paulette Goddard, Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Cass Daley, Barry Fitzgerald, Ed Gardner, Dorothy Lamour, Victor Moore, and Sonny Tufts in Duffy's Tavern (1945)
    Duffy's Tavern
    5.8
    • assistant director (as Eddie Salven)
    • 1945
  • Robert Cummings, Don DeFore, Charles Drake, and Lizabeth Scott in You Came Along (1945)
    You Came Along
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1945

Director

  • California's Golden Beginning
    Short
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Showboat Serenade (1944)
    Showboat Serenade
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Eddie Salven
  • Born
    • July 17, 1904
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 22, 1955
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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