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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 Flaming Frontier (1926), Chasing the Moon (1922) and Broadway or Bust (1924). He was 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
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Dustin Farnum in The Flaming Frontier (1926)
The Flaming Frontier
5.6
  • Director
  • 1926
Tom Mix and Eva Novak in Chasing the Moon (1922)
Chasing the Moon
  • Director
  • 1922
Hoot Gibson in Broadway or Bust (1924)
Broadway or Bust
  • Director
  • 1924
Joe E. Brown, Vinton Hayworth, Guy Kibbee, David L. Loew, Florence Rice, and Edward Sedgwick in Riding on Air (1937)
Riding on Air
5.0
  • Director
  • 1937

Credits

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Director

  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1953)
    I Love Lucy
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Excuse My Dust (1951)
    Excuse My Dust
    6.0
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
    Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Arlene Dahl and Red Skelton in A Southern Yankee (1948)
    A Southern Yankee
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, Van Johnson, Jack Cummings, Dorothy Kingsley, George Oppenheimer, Howard Emmett Rogers, Edward Sedgwick, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Esther Williams, and Keenan Wynn in Easy to Wed (1946)
    Easy to Wed
    6.1
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Air Raid Wardens (1943)
    Air Raid Wardens
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Joe E. Brown and Frances Robinson in So You Won't Talk (1940)
    So You Won't Talk
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Joe E. Brown in Beware Spooks! (1939)
    Beware Spooks!
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Dennis O'Keefe and Cecilia Parker in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1939
  • The Gladiator (1938)
    The Gladiator
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Joe E. Brown, Paul Kelly, David L. Loew, Helen Mack, and Edward Sedgwick in Fit for a King (1937)
    Fit for a King
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Joe E. Brown, Vinton Hayworth, Guy Kibbee, David L. Loew, Florence Rice, and Edward Sedgwick in Riding on Air (1937)
    Riding on Air
    5.0
    • 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
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Betty Furness and Jack Haley in Mister Cinderella (1936)
    Mister Cinderella
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Walter C. Kelly in The Virginia Judge (1935)
    The Virginia Judge
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1935

Actor

  • Buster Keaton in Doughboys (1930)
    Doughboys
    5.8
    • Guggleheimer the Camp Cook (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927)
    Life in Hollywood No. 3
    6.3
    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
    4.8
    • Edward Sedgwick
    • 1923
  • Sink or Swim
    • Robert Gilette
    • 1920
  • Checkers (1919)
    Checkers
    5.6
    • 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
    Short
    • Timothy - Ernie's Rival
    • 1918
  • Bruin Trouble
    Short
    • Fatty
    • 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?
    Short
    • Fatty
    • 1917

Writer

  • Dennis O'Keefe and Cecilia Parker in Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
    Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
    5.4
    • unconfirmed (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Murder in the Fleet (1935)
    Murder in the Fleet
    5.5
    • original story
    • 1935
  • John Wayne, Richard Cromwell, and Jack Holt in Maker of Men (1931)
    Maker of Men
    4.9
    • story
    • 1931
  • George K. Arthur, Karl Dane, and Fred Humes in Circus Rookies (1928)
    Circus Rookies
    3.3
    • story
    • 1928
  • Tin Hats (1926)
    Tin Hats
    1.8
    • story
    • 1926
  • Dustin Farnum in The Flaming Frontier (1926)
    The Flaming Frontier
    5.6
    • story
    • 1926
  • Norman Kerry in Under Western Skies (1926)
    Under Western Skies
    • story
    • 1926
  • Hoot Gibson in Spook Ranch (1925)
    Spook Ranch
    • story
    • 1925
  • Dynamite's Daughter
    Short
    • story
    • 1925
  • Queen of the Round-Up
    Short
    • story
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in Let 'er Buck (1925)
    Let 'er Buck
    4.8
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in The Saddle Hawk (1925)
    The Saddle Hawk
    • story
    • scenario
    • 1925
  • Hoot Gibson in Hit and Run (1924)
    Hit and Run
    • story
    • scenario
    • 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

  • 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)
  • Parents
      Josephine Walker
  • Relatives
      Josie Sedgwick(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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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