Edmund Goulding: Biography, Facts and Career
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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.
Quick facts about Edmund Goulding
- Full name: Edmund Goulding
- Born: 1891-03-20
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q263022
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Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 – 24 December 1959) was a British screenwriter and film director.
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Edmund Goulding was born on 1891-03-20.



