Edward Sedgwick Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from St․ Mary's University of Galveston and the Peacock Military Academy
• Performed in vaudeville shows from the age of 4 with his parents, who formed the Sedgwick Comedy Company
• Found early success as a comedian in 1915 and signed his contract with MGM in the late 1920s, working in several silent films with Buster Keaton
• Worked as a newspaperman and comedian before establishing himself as a film actor and director
• Best known as the director of "The Cameraman," "Spite Marriage," and "West Point․"
• Wrote the story for and played the role of Robert Gillette in the film "The Yankee Way" in 1917
• Was a second unit director on the film "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" in 1939