Harry Edwards (director)
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Harry Edwards was a Canadian-born American film director
best known for his work from the 1910s to the 1952.
He once worked for the now largely forgotten L-KO Kompany
during the silent era. In his later years at Columbia Pictures
, Edwards established a reputation as the studio's worst director. Both Vera Vague
and the Three Stooges requested they not work with him.
Shortly after directing his first television production, Edwards died of carbon tetrachloride
poison
ing on May 26, 1952.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
best known for his work from the 1910s to the 1952.
He once worked for the now largely forgotten L-KO Kompany
L-KO Kompany
The L-KO Kompany, or L-KO Komedies, was an American motion picture company founded by Henry Lehrman that produced silent one-, two- and very occasionally three-reel comedy shorts between 1914 and 1919...
during the silent era. In his later years at Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
, Edwards established a reputation as the studio's worst director. Both Vera Vague
Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen was an actress also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner...
and the Three Stooges requested they not work with him.
Shortly after directing his first television production, Edwards died of carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrachloride, also known by many other names is the organic compound with the formula CCl4. It was formerly widely used in fire extinguishers, as a precursor to refrigerants, and as a cleaning agent...
poison
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
ing on May 26, 1952.