- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Eddie
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- London-born Edmund Goulding was an actor/playwright/director on the London stage, and entered the British army when WWI broke out. Mustered out of the service because of wounds suffered in battle, he emigrated to the U.S. in 1921. He obtained assignments as a screenwriter in Hollywood, wrote a novel, "Fury," in 1922 and directed the film version of it (Fury (1923)). Hired as a screenwriter/director by MGM in 1925, Goulding quickly developed a reputation for turning out tasteful, cultured dramas and drawing-room comedies. His films typified the elegance and refinement with which MGM was identified, the best example of this being Grand Hotel (1932). He was entrusted with the pictures of some of MGM's biggest stars, such as Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford. However, one of his best-known films, and probably the one most atypical of his work, was Nightmare Alley (1947), a dark, brooding drama of greed and corruption among high and low society involving phony mentalists and a conniving psychiatrist.- IMDb Mini Biography By: frankfob2@yahoo.com
- Director, songwriter ("Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere", "Mam'selle"), composer, producer and author. He came to the US in 1919 and joined ASCAP in 1947. His chief musical collaborators included Elsie Janis and 'Mack Gordon (I)', and his other popular song compositions include "Sweetest Moment", "The Lovely Song My Heart Is Singing", "Fury of the Sea", "To Rest In the Glory", "You Are A Song", "Alone In the Rain" and "Oh, Give Me Time For Tenderness".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
- SpouseMarjorie Moss(November 28, 1931 - February 3, 1935) (her death)
- The only director of a Best Picture winner to never have been nominated for an Oscar, for Grand Hotel (1932). Additionally, Goulding was the only director of a Best Picture winner to never receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director in its 85-year history, until Ben Affleck for Argo (2012). Since then, Peter Farrelly and Sian Heder have directed Green Book (2018) and CODA (2021) respectively, both of which went on to win Best Picture without either filmmaker ever receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
- Former stage actor. Wounded in World War I and emigrated to the United States.
- His wife was so small she had to have her shoes specially made.
- Directed 9 actors to Oscar nominations: Gloria Swanson (Best Actress, The Trespasser (1929)), Nancy Carroll (Best Actress, The Devil's Holiday (1930)), Fay Bainter (Best Actress, White Banners (1938)), Bette Davis (Best Actress, Dark Victory (1939)), Mary Astor (Best Supporting Actress, The Great Lie (1941)), Joan Fontaine (Best Actress, The Constant Nymph (1943)), Anne Baxter (Best Supporting Actress, The Razor's Edge (1946)), Clifton Webb (Best Supporting Actor, The Razor's Edge (1946)), and Edmund Gwenn (Best Supporting Actor, Mister 880 (1950)). Astor and Baxter won Oscars for their performances in Goulding's films.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945." Pages 406-411. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Grand Hotel (1932) - $52,000
- The Trespasser (1929) - $40,000
- Fury (1923) - $5,000 (for story)
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