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Edward Sedgwick

January 26, 2023

Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer.

Edward Sedgwick
Born(1889-11-07)November 7, 1889[1]
Galveston, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1953(1953-03-07) (aged 63)
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
NationalityAmerican
Other namesEdgar Sedgwick
Ed Sedgwick
Ed Segwick
Alma materSt. Mary's University of Galveston
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • film producer
Years active1915–1953
SpouseEbba Havez
RelativesEileen Sedgwick (sister)
Josie Sedgwick (sister)

Early life

He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age of four, young Edward Sedgwick joined his show business family in what was then the Sedgwick Comedy Company, a vaudeville act, doing a "singing speciality".[1] He played child parts and did vaudeville acts until he was seven, when he was given his first comedy part, that of an Irish immigrant, in a comedy written by his father called Just Over.[1]

During this time, he was only on stage during the summer months. In winter his father took him back to Galveston and sent him to school.[1] He graduated from St. Mary's University of Galveston, and was then sent to the Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio, from which he graduated with the rank of first lieutenant.[1] After graduation, he seriously contemplated a military life but the lure of the stage proved stronger and so he rejoined his father's company, now known as "The Five Sedgwicks." The troupe consisted of his parents, himself and his two sisters. Forced to close the act through the father's illness, Sedgwick went into musical comedy and soon had a company of his own, known as "The Cabaret Girls," produced, directed and managed by himself. The company was very successful, and it was only after repeated offers from Romaine Fielding that he was induced, at the end of his third successful season, to disband his company and become a film-actor.[1]

The two other family members were Edward's twin sisters Eileen and Josie, who both later pursued successful silent-movie acting careers. Sedgwick broke into films as a comedian in 1915, frequently cast as a zany baseball player. He then became a serial director six years later in 1921, and moved on to the Tom Mix western unit. Sedgwick's love of baseball came in handy for the ballpark sequences of Mix's Stepping Out, Buck Jones’ Hit and Run, William Haines’ Slide, Kelly, Slide, Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman, and Robert Young’s Death on the Diamond.

Career

Sedgwick signed with MGM in the late 1920s. There, he found a kindred spirit in fellow baseball buff Buster Keaton. Sedgwick (known informally as "Ed" or "Junior") directed most of Keaton's MGM features: The Cameraman, Spite Marriage, Free and Easy, Doughboys (in which Sedgwick appears on screen as a dumb soldier), Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, Speak Easily, and What! No Beer?. In 1936 Sedgwick briefly became a producer-director at Hal Roach Studios. There, he made Mister Cinderella and Pick a Star, both starring Jack Haley. The latter film featured a guest appearance by Laurel and Hardy.

He directed the 1938 film The Gladiator starring Joe E. Brown and Dickie Moore.

By the 1940s, Sedgwick had fewer opportunities to direct. When Laurel and Hardy returned to MGM in late 1942, Sedgwick was chosen to direct them in Air Raid Wardens. It was his last assignment for five years, but he remained on the MGM payroll, sharing an office with the almost-as-idle Buster Keaton.

In 1948, Keaton, employed as a gagman for Red Skelton, had suggested that Sedgwick would be an ideal director for the upcoming A Southern Yankee. But Sedgwick was not up to the challenge: though he received sole directorial credit, S. Sylvan Simon directed the film in its entirety.[2] Sedgwick's final released film was Universal's Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm.

Sedgwick's 1923 silent film The First Degree was long thought to have been a lost film until a complete copy was discovered at the Chicago Film Archives, part of a collection of agricultural films donated from Peoria, IL.[3] Chicago Film Archives has preserved and digitally transferred the film.[4]

Death

Sedgwick died of a heart attack in North Hollywood, California at the age of 63. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Robert Grau (1914) The Theatre of Science pp.372-3, Broadway publishing company, New York
  2. ^ Zmuda, Michael. The five Sedgwicks: pioneer entertainers of Vaudeville, film and television. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2015.
  3. ^ Babler, Olivia; Desouki, Yasmin (August 2020). "Lost Film From 1923 Uncovered in CFA Collection". Chicago Film Archives. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  4. ^ "Long-lost 1923 silent movie turns up at Chicago Film Archives". chicagotribune.com. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-03.

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Edward Sedgwick November 7 1889 March 7 1953 was an American film director writer actor and producer Edward SedgwickBorn 1889 11 07 November 7 1889 1 Galveston Texas U S DiedMarch 7 1953 1953 03 07 aged 63 North Hollywood California U S Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery Culver CityNationalityAmericanOther namesEdgar Sedgwick Ed Sedgwick Ed SegwickAlma materSt Mary s University of GalvestonOccupationsFilm directorscreenwriteractorfilm producerYears active1915 1953SpouseEbba HavezRelativesEileen Sedgwick sister Josie Sedgwick sister Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditHe was born in Galveston Texas the son of Edward Sedgwick Sr and Josephine Walker both stage actors At the age of four young Edward Sedgwick joined his show business family in what was then the Sedgwick Comedy Company a vaudeville act doing a singing speciality 1 He played child parts and did vaudeville acts until he was seven when he was given his first comedy part that of an Irish immigrant in a comedy written by his father called Just Over 1 During this time he was only on stage during the summer months In winter his father took him back to Galveston and sent him to school 1 He graduated from St Mary s University of Galveston and was then sent to the Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio from which he graduated with the rank of first lieutenant 1 After graduation he seriously contemplated a military life but the lure of the stage proved stronger and so he rejoined his father s company now known as The Five Sedgwicks The troupe consisted of his parents himself and his two sisters Forced to close the act through the father s illness Sedgwick went into musical comedy and soon had a company of his own known as The Cabaret Girls produced directed and managed by himself The company was very successful and it was only after repeated offers from Romaine Fielding that he was induced at the end of his third successful season to disband his company and become a film actor 1 The two other family members were Edward s twin sisters Eileen and Josie who both later pursued successful silent movie acting careers Sedgwick broke into films as a comedian in 1915 frequently cast as a zany baseball player He then became a serial director six years later in 1921 and moved on to the Tom Mix western unit Sedgwick s love of baseball came in handy for the ballpark sequences of Mix s Stepping Out Buck Jones Hit and Run William Haines Slide Kelly Slide Buster Keaton s The Cameraman and Robert Young s Death on the Diamond Career EditSedgwick signed with MGM in the late 1920s There he found a kindred spirit in fellow baseball buff Buster Keaton Sedgwick known informally as Ed or Junior directed most of Keaton s MGM features The Cameraman Spite Marriage Free and Easy Doughboys in which Sedgwick appears on screen as a dumb soldier Parlor Bedroom and Bath Speak Easily and What No Beer In 1936 Sedgwick briefly became a producer director at Hal Roach Studios There he made Mister Cinderella and Pick a Star both starring Jack Haley The latter film featured a guest appearance by Laurel and Hardy He directed the 1938 film The Gladiator starring Joe E Brown and Dickie Moore By the 1940s Sedgwick had fewer opportunities to direct When Laurel and Hardy returned to MGM in late 1942 Sedgwick was chosen to direct them in Air Raid Wardens It was his last assignment for five years but he remained on the MGM payroll sharing an office with the almost as idle Buster Keaton In 1948 Keaton employed as a gagman for Red Skelton had suggested that Sedgwick would be an ideal director for the upcoming A Southern Yankee But Sedgwick was not up to the challenge though he received sole directorial credit S Sylvan Simon directed the film in its entirety 2 Sedgwick s final released film was Universal s Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm Sedgwick s 1923 silent film The First Degree was long thought to have been a lost film until a complete copy was discovered at the Chicago Film Archives part of a collection of agricultural films donated from Peoria IL 3 Chicago Film Archives has preserved and digitally transferred the film 4 Death EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sedgwick died of a heart attack in North Hollywood California at the age of 63 He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City Filmography EditThe Haunted Pajamas 1917 Fantomas 1920 Live Wires 1921 The Rough Diamond 1921 Bar Nothing 1921 Boomerang Justice 1922 The Bearcat 1922 The Flaming Hour 1922 Chasing the Moon 1922 Do and Dare 1922 Out of Luck 1923 Romance Land 1923 Single Handed 1923 The Gentleman from America 1923 Dead Game 1923 Shootin for Love 1923 The First Degree 1923 Blinky 1923 The Ramblin Kid 1923 The Thrill Chaser 1923 Hook and Ladder 1924 Ride for Your Life 1924 40 Horse Hawkins 1924 Broadway or Bust 1924 The Sawdust Trail 1924 Hit and Run 1924 The Ridin Kid from Powder River 1924 The Hurricane Kid 1925 The Saddle Hawk 1925 Let er Buck 1925 Lorraine of the Lions 1925 The Phantom of the Opera 1925 Two Fisted Jones 1925 The Runaway Express 1926 Tin Hats 1926 The Flaming Frontier 1926 Under Western Skies 1926 There You Are 1926 Slide Kelly Slide 1927 The Bugle Call 1927 Spring Fever 1927 West Point 1927 Circus Rookies 1928 The Cameraman 1928 Spite Marriage 1929 Free and Easy 1930 Estrellados 1930 Doughboys 1930 Remote Control 1930 Parlor Bedroom and Bath 1931 Maker of Men 1931 A Dangerous Affair 1931 The Big Shot 1931 The Passionate Plumber 1932 Speak Easily 1932 What No Beer 1933 Horse Play 1933 Saturday s Millions 1933 The Poor Rich 1934 I ll Tell the World 1934 Death on the Diamond 1934 Here Comes the Groom 1934 Father Brown Detective 1934 Murder in the Fleet 1935 The Virginia Judge 1935 Mr Cinderella 1936 Pick a Star 1937 Riding on Air 1937 Fit for a King 1937 The Gladiator 1938 Burn Em Up O Connor 1939 Beware Spooks 1939 So You Won t Talk 1940 Air Raid Wardens 1943 Easy to Wed 1946 A Southern Yankee 1948 Excuse My Dust 1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm 1951 I Love Lucy 1953 References Edit a b c d e f Robert Grau 1914 The Theatre of Science pp 372 3 Broadway publishing company New York Zmuda Michael The five Sedgwicks pioneer entertainers of Vaudeville film and television McFarland amp Company Inc 2015 Babler Olivia Desouki Yasmin August 2020 Lost Film From 1923 Uncovered in CFA Collection Chicago Film Archives Retrieved 2020 08 10 Long lost 1923 silent movie turns up at Chicago Film Archives chicagotribune com 2020 08 03 Retrieved 2020 08 03 Biography portalExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Sedgwick Edward Sedgwick at IMDb Edward Sedgwick at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Sedgwick amp oldid 1124804373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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