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Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953)

Director | Writer | Actor

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He is credited with discovering Lucille Ball and actually did a cameo appearance or two on I Love Lucy. 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." Ball never forgot the man who was so instrumental in giving her a break in the movies... See more trivia »

Born:

in Galveston, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 60) in North Hollywood, California, USA
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1953 I Love Lucy
 
1951 Excuse My Dust (uncredited)
 
1951 Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
 
1948 A Southern Yankee
 
1946 Easy to Wed (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Raid Wardens
 
1940 So You Won't Talk
 
1939 Beware Spooks!
 
1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
 
1938 The Gladiator
 
1937 Fit for a King
 
1937 Riding on Air
 
1937 Pick a Star
 
1936 Mister Cinderella
 
1935 The Virginia Judge
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
 
1934 Father Brown, Detective
 
1934 Death on the Diamond
 
1934 Here Comes the Groom
 
1934 I'll Tell the World
 
1934 The Poor Rich
 
1933 Saturday's Millions
 
1933 Horse Play
 
1933 What-No Beer?
 
1932 Le plombier amoureux
 
1932 Speak Easily
 
1932 The Passionate Plumber
 
1931 Maker of Men
 
1931 A Dangerous Affair
 
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
 
1930 De frente, marchen
 
1930 Remote Control (uncredited)
 
1930 Doughboys
 
1930 Estrellados
 
1930 Free and Easy
 
1929 Spite Marriage
 
1928 The Cameraman
 
1928 Circus Rookies
 
1927/II West Point
 
1927 Spring Fever
 
1927 The Bugle Call
 
1927 Slide, Kelly, Slide
 
1926 There You Are!
 
1926 Tin Hats
 
1926 The Runaway Express
 
1926 The Flaming Frontier
 
1926 Under Western Skies
 
1925 Two-Fisted Jones
 
1925 Lorraine of the Lions
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (uncredited)
 
1925 Let 'er Buck
 
1925 The Saddle Hawk
 
1925 The Hurricane Kid
 
1924 The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
 
1924 Hit and Run
 
1924 Sawdust Trail
 
1924 Broadway or Bust
 
1924 40-Horse Hawkins
 
1924 Ride for Your Life
 
1924 Hook and Ladder
 
1923 The Thrill Chaser
 
1923 The Ramblin' Kid
 
1923 Blinky
 
1923 Out of Luck
 
1923 Shootin' for Love
 
1923 Dead Game
 
1923 Single Handed
 
1923 The Gentleman from America
 
1923 Romance Land
 
1923 The First Degree
 
1922 The Flaming Hour
 
1922 Do and Dare
 
1922 Boomerang Justice
 
1922 The Bearcat
 
1922 Chasing the Moon
 
1921 The Rough Diamond
 
1921 Bar Nothing
 
1921 Live Wires
 
1920 Fantomas
 
Show ShowWriter (34 titles)
1939 Burn 'Em Up O'Connor ( - uncredited / unconfirmed)
 
1936 Mister Cinderella (story - uncredited)
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet (from an original story by)
 
1931 Maker of Men (story)
 
1928 Circus Rookies (story)
 
1926 Tin Hats (story)
 
1926 The Flaming Frontier (story)
 
1926 Under Western Skies (story)
 
1925 Spook Ranch (story)
 
1925 Dynamite's Daughter (short) (story)
 
1925 Queen of the Round-Up (short) (story)
 
1925 Let 'er Buck (screenplay / story)
 
1925 The Saddle Hawk (screenplay / story)
 
1924 Hit and Run (scenario / story)
 
1924 Broadway or Bust (story)
 
1924 40-Horse Hawkins (screenplay / story)
 
1924 Hook and Ladder (story)
 
1923 The Thrill Chaser (story)
 
1923 Blinky (writer)
 
1923 Out of Luck (story)
 
1923 Shootin' for Love (story)
 
1923 Single Handed (story)
 
1922 Do and Dare
 
1922 Chasing the Moon (story)
 
1921 The Rough Diamond (screenplay / story)
 
1921 Live Wires (story)
 
1920 Fantomas (scenario)
 
1920 The Face at Your Window
 
1920 Bride 13
 
1920 Sink or Swim (story)
 
1919 The Winning Stroke (story)
 
1918 Rough and Ready (writer)
 
1918 Cheating the Public (writer)
 
1917 The Yankee Way (story / as Ed Segwick)
 
Show ShowActor (33 titles)
1924 40-Horse Hawkins
Stage Manager
 
1923 The Thrill Chaser
Cameo appearance
 
1920 Sink or Swim
Robert Gilette
 
1919 Checkers
Pete
 
1918 There and Back (short)
 
1918 Why I Would Not Marry
Undetermined Role (as Ed Sedgwick)
 
1918 Don't Flirt (short)
 
1918 Bruin Trouble (short)
Fatty
 
1917 The Yankee Way
Robert Gillette (as Ed Sedgwick)
 
1917 The Varmint
Butsey White
 
1917 The Haunted Pajamas
Jack Billings
 
1917 Who Said Chicken? (short)
 
1917/I Fat and Foolish (short)
 
1916 His Golden Hour (short)
 
1916 The Fascinating Model (short)
Billy
 
1916 Married a Year (short)
 
1916 Room Rent and Romance (short)
 
1916 It's All Wrong (short) (as Edgar Sedgwick)
 
1916 He Became a Regular Fellow (short) (as Ed Sedgwick)
 
1916 A Lucky Leap (short)
 
1916 Some Medicine Man (short)
 
1916 His Blowout (short)
 
1916 National Nuts (short) (as Ed Sedgwick)
 
1916 When Slim Was Home Cured (short)
 
1916 The Town That Tried to Come Back (short)
Hiram Hippo
 
1916 Ain't He Grand? (short)
 
1916 Some Heroes (short)
 
1916 Hired, Tired and Fired (short)
 
1915 Slim Fat or Medium (short)
 
1915 Green Backs and Red Skins (short)
 
1914 A Cowboy Pastime (short)
 
1914 The Crooks (short)
 
1914 All for Love (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1937 Pick a Star (producer)
 
1936 Mister Cinderella (producer)
 
1934 Father Brown, Detective (producer)
 
1930 Remote Control (producer - uncredited)
 
1930 Free and Easy (producer - uncredited)
 
1929 Spite Marriage (producer - uncredited)
 
1927/II West Point (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1950 The Yellow Cab Man (comedy consultant)
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (supplementary director - uncredited)
 
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1919 The Jungle Trail (assistant director)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1937 Riding on Air (writer: "I'm Tired of Trying to Make You Care")
 
1930 Doughboys (writer: "Military Man" 1930 - uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Edgar Sedgwick | Ed Sedgwick | Ed Segwick

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

He is credited with discovering Lucille Ball and actually did a cameo appearance or two on I Love Lucy. 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." Ball never forgot the man who was so instrumental in giving her a break in the movies... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio