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Edmund Goulding - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Edmund Goulding - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Composer.
March 20, 1891 - December 24, 1959 - British film director and screenwriter who worked in Hollywood during the 1920s and 1950s.
According to film critic Matthew Kennedy, “Goulding was one of the most gifted and eccentric characters in the Golden Era of Hollywood. He was a singer, actor, composer, screenwriter and novelist, but above all he showed himself as a director. " Turner Classic Movies points out that "while his films may have lacked personality, Goulding had a knack for acting." Kennedy notes that “Goulding's directorial style stands out for his lively pace and ability to get the actors to express their emotions sincerely ... He has worked expertly in various genres - comedy, melodrama, musical, noir and war film - and perfectly adapted to the staff and conditions at each of the studios. where he worked ".
Kennedy writes: “Goulding's romantic nature and his sexual attraction to men attracted a friendly sympathy from the actresses, and for a time, like George Cukor, he was considered a“ female director. ”“ One of the favorite directors of Hollywood female stars, he worked with Greta Garbo , Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Joan Fontaine, Anne Harding, Merle Oberon, Ginger Rogers and Dorothy McGuire ".
"Goulding is best remembered for his gorgeous 1932 film The Grand Hotel, with a star-studded cast," which included Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford. Goulding worked particularly well with Bette Davis, filming The Same Woman (1937), Defeating the Dark (1939), The Old Maid (1939), and The Great Lies (1941). Goulding is also known for staging such “literary dramas” as Love (1927) with Garbo and Razor's Edge (1946) with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power, the classic film noir Nightmare Alley (1947) with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell and the action-drama Morning Patrol (1938).
