Edward Ludwig

Edward Ludwig
Edward Ludwig
	On the set of Big Jim McLain, 1952
Born	Isidor Litwack; October 7, 1899; Balta, Podolia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	August 20, 1982 (aged 82); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations	Film director; writer;
Years active	1921–1963

Edward Irving Ludwig (October 7, 1899^[1] – August 20, 1982) was a Russian-born American film director and writer. He directed nearly 100 films between 1921 and 1963 (some under the names Edward I. Luddy and Charles Fuhr).

Edward Ludwig was born Isidor Litwack in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, entered the United States from Canada on March 6, 1911, became a naturalized citizen December 23, 1932, and died in 1982 in Santa Monica, California, at age 82.

Partial filmography

Rip Van Winkle (1921)
The Man Who Waited (1922)
What an Eye (1924) a haunted house comedy for Universal Pictures^[2]
The Irresistible Lover (1927)
Spuds (1927)
Jake the Plumber (1927)
The Girl from Woolworth's (1929)
See America Thirst (1930)
Steady Company (1932)
They Just Had to Get Married (1932)
A Woman's Man (1934)
Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
Age of Indiscretion (1935)
Three Kids and a Queen (1935)
Old Man Rhythm (1935)
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Fatal Lady (1936)
The Last Gangster (1937)
Her Husband Lies (1937)
That Certain Age (1938)
Coast Guard (1939)
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
Born to Sing (1942)
They Came to Blow Up America (1943)
Bomber's Moon (co-director credited as "Charles Fuhr"; 1943)
The Fighting Seabees (1944) with John Wayne
Three Is a Family (1944)
The Fabulous Texan (1947)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948) with John Wayne
The Big Wheel (1949)
Smuggler's Island (1951)
Caribbean (1952)
The Blazing Forest (1952)
Sangaree (1953)
The Vanquished (1953)
Jivaro (1954)
Flame of the Islands (1956)
The Black Scorpion (1957)
New Comedy Showcase (TV series, 1960, Season 1 Episode 7: "Maisie")
The Gun Hawk (1963)

References

^ According to his 1931 petition for citizenship
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.