Edward Chan Sieg

Edward Chan Sieg (November 8, 1928 – March 7, 2007) was an American director, writer, poet and photographer.

Early life Sieg was born in 1928 to Edward Augustus Sieg and Gladys Geraldine Chan Sieg. "Gerald" was a member of one of the oldest Chinese families in Savannah, Georgia.

Sieg fought in the Korean War.

Career In 1952, a year after moving to Hollywood, Sieg played Benny in a boxing movie titled The Ring. He followed it up the next year with Eden on the Marsh: An Illustrated History of Savannah. The proceeds from The Squares go toward benefiting Chatham Academy, a Savannah school for children with learning disabilities.

Personal life Sieg married Elizabeth, with whom he had a son and a daughter. His father died in 1969, aged 61; his mother died in 2005, aged 95. They are both interred in Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery.

Death Sieg died in 2007, aged 78. He was survived by his wife and children.