Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 – 24 December 1959) was a British screenwriter and film director. As an actor early in his career he was one of the 'Ghosts' in the 1922 silent film Three Live Ghosts alongside Norman Kerry and Cyril Chadwick. Also in the early 1920s he wrote several screenplays for star Mae Murray for films directed by her then husband Robert Z. Leonard. Goulding is best remembered for directing cultured dramas such as Love (1927), Grand Hotel (1932) with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, Dark Victory (1939) with Bette Davis, The Constant Nymph (1943) with Joan Fontaine, and The Razor's Edge (1946) with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power. He also directed the classic film noir Nightmare Alley (1947) with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, and the action drama The Dawn Patrol. He was also a successful songwriter, composer, and producer.
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| Full name at birth | Edmund Goulding
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1891
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| Place of birth | Feltham, Middlesex, England, UK
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| Date of death | 24 December 1959
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| Age | 68 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Complications from surgery
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| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
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Edmund Goulding is known for his role in the film Grand Hotel (1932) as Cameo Appearance.
He is also known for his role in the film The Trespasser (1929) as producer.
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