Person Open DS/UK/2105 Edwards; J. Gordon (1867-1925); Canadian film director, producer, writer Edwards J. Gordon 1867-1925 Canadian film director, producer, writer Male

J. Gordon Edwards (June 24, 1867–December 31, 1925) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and a writer who began his career as a stage actor and as a stage director. He made his directorial debut on film in 1914's St. Elmo. Edwards went on helming all of the Fox Film Corporation's mega-budget spectacles, including all of actress Theda Bara's productions between 1916 to 1919. Later, he became the production supervisor at Fox, and continued to direct until he died in 1925. One of his biggest projects was The Queen of Sheba (1921), a lost silent film which contained a huge chariot race, four years before Ben-Hur (1925). International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 10/1/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 02eade0f-ebd1-4442-bc0e-fe47e1d1aaf7