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Edgar Smith(1857-1938)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Edgar Smith was born on 9 December 1857 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Old Dutch (1915), Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943) and Song of the Roses (1929). He was married to Nanette B. Nixon, Estelle Bensel and Marietta Lydia Oliver. He died on 8 March 1938 in Bayside, New York, USA.
BornDecember 9, 1857
DiedMarch 8, 1938(80)
BornDecember 9, 1857
DiedMarch 8, 1938(80)
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Known for

Lew Fields, George Hassell, and Vivian Martin in Old Dutch (1915)
Old Dutch
  • Writer
  • 1915
Robert Young, Betty Grable, and Adolphe Menjou in Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1943
Song of the Roses
Short
  • Soundtrack
  • 1929
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Writer



  • Lew Fields, George Hassell, and Vivian Martin in Old Dutch (1915)
    Old Dutch
    • play
    • 1915
  • Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand in Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
    Tillie's Punctured Romance
    6.2
    • play "Tillie's Nightmare" (uncredited)
    • 1914

Soundtrack



  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ma Blushin' Rosie"
    • 1976
  • Dean Martin in The Dean Martin Show (1965)
    The Dean Martin Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Joanne Woodward in A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
    A Big Hand for the Little Lady
    7.3
    • writer: "Ma Blushin' Rosie (Ma Posie Sweet)" (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1959)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie"
    • 1961
  • The Edsel Show (1957)
    The Edsel Show
    8.1
    TV Special
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • June Haver and Gordon MacRae in The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • William Demarest, Bill Goodwin, Barbara Hale, and Larry Parks in Jolson Sings Again (1949)
    Jolson Sings Again
    6.6
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Evelyn Keyes and Larry Parks in The Jolson Story (1946)
    The Jolson Story
    7.2
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Robert Young, Betty Grable, and Adolphe Menjou in Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
    Sweet Rosie O'Grady
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Heaven Will Protect The Working Girl"
    • 1943
  • Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon in White Cargo (1942)
    White Cargo
    6.0
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (1900) (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Edward G. Robinson, John Garfield, and Ida Lupino in The Sea Wolf (1941)
    The Sea Wolf
    7.5
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Paul Whiteman in Strike Up the Band (1940)
    Strike Up the Band
    6.8
    • lyrics: "Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl" (1909) (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Alice Faye in Lillian Russell (1940)
    Lillian Russell
    6.4
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (1900) (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Alice Brady, Jackie Cooper, and Frank Morgan in Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
    Broadway to Hollywood
    5.8
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (1900) (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (1933)
    She Done Him Wrong
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Ma Blushin' Rosie" (1900) (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 9, 1857
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 8, 1938
    • Bayside, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Nanette B. NixonNovember 4, 1896 - August 2, 1937 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Father: Edgar Medad Smith; Mother: Amanda D. McPhail.

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