J. Gordon Edwards (director)

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J. Gordon Edwards
Edwards c. 1920
Born
James Gordon Edwards

(1867-06-24)June 24, 1867
Montreal, Province of Canada
DiedDecember 31, 1925(1925-12-31) (aged 58)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1914–1924
RelativesBlake Edwards (step-grandson)
The tomb of J. Gordon Edwards

James Gordon Edwards (June 24, 1867 – December 31, 1925) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and writer who began his career as a

stage director
.

Biography

James Gordon Edwards was born in Montreal in 1867 to parents of Scotch-French ancestry.[1][2] He made his directorial debut with the 1914 film St. Elmo.

Edwards went on directing all of the

Ben-Hur (1925). Essentially all of his films (other than a few low quality prints) for Fox Studios were lost in the 1937 Fox vault fire, which claimed 75% of all Fox films made before 1930. He was the stepgrandfather of director Blake Edwards
.

He was married to actress Angela McCaull, daughter of opera impresario

John A. McCaull.[1][3] Edwards died of pneumonia at age 58 in New York City.[4] His widow later commissioned a mausoleum in his honor at Kensico Cemetery, where both of their ashes reside.[5]

Filmography

Main article: J. Gordon Edwards filmography

Production supervisor

Director

Writer

References

  1. ^ a b Selig, A. L. (December 1918). "The Master Mind of the Movies". Canadian Home Journal. Vol. 15, no. 8. pp. 8–.
  2. ISBN 9783844246018
    .
  3. Chapel Hill, NC
    . January 22, 1926. p. 2.
  4. ^ "J. Gordon Edwards". Variety: 46. January 6, 1926.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4236-2102-7
    .
  6. ^ Wenzell, Nicolette (April 3, 2016). "1919 movie 'The Lone Star Ranger' shot in Palm Springs". The Desert Sun. Gannett.

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