A. Edward Sutherland(1895-1973)
- Director
- Producer
- Actor
British-born A. Edward ("Eddie") Sutherland started in vaudeville and
acted in films from 1914 at Keystone (he was one of the original
Keystone Kops). He became a director in
1925, first with Paramount (1925-31), then at United Artists (1931-32),
again with Paramount (1933, 1935-37), then Universal (1940-41) and RKO
(1942). He hit his stride in the 1930s and 1940s with a string of
well-received comedies starring
Laurel & Hardy and
W.C. Fields, but his
Abie's Irish Rose (1946), an
adaptation of the often-filmed stage play, which he also produced, was
such a critical and financial disaster that he could not find work as a
director in Hollywood again. In the 1950s he went to Britain and ended
his career directing episodic television.
acted in films from 1914 at Keystone (he was one of the original
Keystone Kops). He became a director in
1925, first with Paramount (1925-31), then at United Artists (1931-32),
again with Paramount (1933, 1935-37), then Universal (1940-41) and RKO
(1942). He hit his stride in the 1930s and 1940s with a string of
well-received comedies starring
Laurel & Hardy and
W.C. Fields, but his
Abie's Irish Rose (1946), an
adaptation of the often-filmed stage play, which he also produced, was
such a critical and financial disaster that he could not find work as a
director in Hollywood again. In the 1950s he went to Britain and ended
his career directing episodic television.