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J. Gordon Edwards(1867-1925)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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J. Gordon Edwards
Began as an actor, then as director and producer at the Suburban Garden Theatre in St. Louis, then at the Academy of Music in New York, where he was hired by William Fox to direct films in 1914. He directed 22 films starring Theda Bara, who called him "the nicest director I ever worked with." His grandson is the director Blake Edwards.
BornJune 24, 1867
DiedDecember 31, 1925(58)
BornJune 24, 1867
DiedDecember 31, 1925(58)
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Known for

Theda Bara in Under the Yoke (1918)
Under the Yoke
  • Director
  • 1918
William Farnum in Drag Harlan (1920)
Drag Harlan
6.9
  • Director
  • 1920
Theda Bara in Under Two Flags (1916)
Under Two Flags
6.3
  • Director
  • 1916
Theda Bara in The She Devil (1918)
The She Devil
7.5
  • Director
  • 1918

Credits

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Director



  • It Is the Law (1924)
    It Is the Law
    • Director
    • 1924
  • Raymond Bloomer, Barbara Castleton, Peggy Davis, Arthur Gordini, Claire de Lorez, Alan Roscoe, and William H. Tooker in The Net (1923)
    The Net
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1923
  • The Shepherd King (1923)
    The Shepherd King
    • Director
    • 1923
  • The Silent Command (1923)
    The Silent Command
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Violet Mersereau and Sandro Salvini in Nero (1922)
    Nero
    • Director
    • 1922
  • William Farnum and Lorna Volare in His Greatest Sacrifice (1921)
    His Greatest Sacrifice
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Betty Blythe and Fritz Leiber in The Queen of Sheba (1921)
    The Queen of Sheba
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1921
  • William Farnum in The Scuttlers (1920)
    The Scuttlers
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in Drag Harlan (1920)
    Drag Harlan
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in If I Were King (1920)
    If I Were King
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in The Joyous Trouble-Makers (1920)
    The Joyous Trouble-Makers
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in The Orphan (1920)
    The Orphan
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in The Adventurer (1920)
    The Adventurer
    2.4
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in Heart Strings (1920)
    Heart Strings
    • Director
    • 1920
  • William Farnum in Wings of the Morning (1919)
    Wings of the Morning
    2.6
    • Director
    • 1919

Writer



  • Betty Blythe and Fritz Leiber in The Queen of Sheba (1921)
    The Queen of Sheba
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1921
  • Theda Bara in The She Devil (1918)
    The She Devil
    7.5
    • scenario
    • 1918
  • Robert B. Mantell in A Wife's Sacrifice (1916)
    A Wife's Sacrifice
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Blindness of Devotion
    • Writer
    • 1915

Producer



  • William Farnum in Drag Harlan (1920)
    Drag Harlan
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1920
  • Theda Bara in Under the Yoke (1918)
    Under the Yoke
    • producer
    • 1918
  • Madame Du Barry (1917)
    Madame Du Barry
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1917
  • Theda Bara in Under Two Flags (1916)
    Under Two Flags
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1916

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 24, 1867
    • Montréal, Québec, Canada
  • Died
    • December 31, 1925
    • New York City, New York, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Angela McCaull
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

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    Father of Jack McEdward and J. Gordon Edwards Jr.
  • Nickname
    • Jack

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