Edward Childs Carpenter(1872-1950)

Writer

Edward Childs Carpenter was born on 13 December 1872 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Edward Childs was a writer, known for The Major and the Minor (1942), Captain Courtesy (1915) and The Perfect Gentleman (1935). Edward Childs was married to Helen Alden Knipe. Edward Childs died on 28 June 1950 in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.

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The Major and the Minor

7.4

Writer

1942

Captain Courtesy

Writer

1915

The Perfect Gentleman

6.4

Writer

1935

Three Men and a Girl

Writer

1919

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BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
6.9
TV Series
- writer
- play
- 1953–1959
You're Never Too Young
6.5
- play "Connie Goes Home"
- 1955
Broadway Television Theatre
6.6
TV Series
- play
- 1953
The Major and the Minor
7.4
- suggested by a play by
- 1942
Whistling in the Dark
6.6
- play
- 1941
Eternally Yours
5.7
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1939
Whistling in the Dark
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1938
The Perfect Gentleman
6.4
- play
- screenplay
- 1935
One New York Night
6.2
- play "Order, Please"
- 1935
The Bachelor Father
6.3
- play "The Bachelor Father"
- 1935
Glück im Schloß
- play "The Bachelor Father"
- 1933
Whistling in the Dark
6.5
- based upon the play by
- 1933
Le père célibataire
- play "The Bachelor Father"
- 1931
The Bachelor Father
6.4
- play
- 1931
The Leopard Lady
6.3
- based on play
- 1928

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Born
- December 13, 1872
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- June 28, 1950
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouse
- Helen Alden KnipeJune 1, 1907 - October 7, 1950 (his death)
Other works
Stage: Wrote "The Barber of New Orleans" (earliest Broadway credit). Daly's Theatre: 15 Jan 1909-5 Feb 1909 (27 performances). Cast: Gertrude Augarde, Alice Belmore, Lionel Belmore, Frank Bendtsen, Berton Churchill, H. Cooper Cliffe, William Faversham, Leonie Flugrath, Charles Harbury, Frank A. Lyon, John May, Olive Oliver, Julie Opp, Harry Redding, Morton Selten, Percy Waram. Produced by William Faversham.
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