Edwin Greenwood
British film director and screenwriter
About Edwin Greenwood
Lived 1895 – 1939 (aged 44). Edwin Greenwood was a film director, screenwriter, film screenwriter and film actor.
Edwin Greenwood (1895–1939) was a British screenwriter, novelist and film director.
Selected filmography Director The Fair Maid of Perth (1923) Heartstrings (1923) The Bells (1923) 20-minute silent film made as part of the "Gems of Literature" film series A Woman in Pawn (1927) Tesha (1928) To What Red Hell (1929) The Co-Optimists (1929)
Screenwriter The Physician (1928) The Love Race (1931) The Girl in the Night (1931) The Maid of the Mountains (1932) Lord Camber's Ladies (1932, produced by Alfred Hitchcock) Money Talks (1933) East Meets West (1936) His Lordship (1936) Young and Innocent (1937)
Actor Chappy - That's All (1924) – Slim Jim Jamaica Inn (1939) – Dandy – Sir Humphrey's Gang (final film role)
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Who was Edwin Greenwood?
British film director and screenwriter
When was Edwin Greenwood born?
Edwin Greenwood was born on 27 August 1895 in London.
When did Edwin Greenwood die?
Edwin Greenwood died on 17 September 1939.
What was Edwin Greenwood's occupation?
Edwin Greenwood was a film director, screenwriter, film screenwriter and film actor.
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