Edmund Goulding

British screenwriter, director., actor, author and songwriter.

Born March 20, 1891 in Feltham, Middlesex, England, UK.

Died December 24, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

As an actor early in his career he was one of the 'Ghosts' in the 1922 silent film [i]Three Live Ghosts[/i] 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 [i]Love[/i] (1927), [i]Grand Hotel[/i] (1932) with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford, [i]Dark Victory[/i] (1939) with Bette Davis, and [i]The Razor's Edge[/i] (1946) with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power. He also directed the classic film noir [i]Nightmare Alley[/i] (1947) with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell, and the action drama [i]The Dawn Patrol[/i].

Goulding was also a successful songwriter, composer, and producer.