Ralph Ceder
Ralph Ceder | |
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| Born | February 2, 1897 |
| Died | November 29, 1951 (aged 53) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1922–1940 |
Ralph Carl Ceder (February 2, 1897 – November 29, 1951)[1] was an American film director and writer. He directed 88 films in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Life
[edit]Ceder was born on February 2, 1897, in Marinette, Wisconsin, to Eugene Martin Ceder (1865–1924) and Petrea Christina (Jensen) Ceder (1869–1946), immigrants from Sweden and Denmark.[2] He married several times: to Molly Moore or Horowitz in 1918,[3][4] to Elizabeth Mceacharn in 1926,[5] and to Jacquetta Calvin in 1931.[6] He died on November 29, 1951, at Rose Hospital in Los Angeles, California.[1][7]
Ceder started making films in 1917, and he worked with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures.[7] He also directed for Mack Sennett.[7] His film They All Fall was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.[8]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Roughest Africa (1923)
- The Whole Truth (1923)
- The Soilers (1923)
- Mother's Joy (1923)
- Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
- Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
- Near Dublin (1924)
- The Joke's on You (1925)
- They All Fall (1925)
- Dumb Dicks (1931); short
- A Fool's Advice (1932)
- Guests Wanted (1932); short
- Strictly Illegal (1935)
- Captain Bill (1936)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPZK-W5H : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Carl Ceder, 29 Nov 1951; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
- ^ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMVX-VWB : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph C Ceder in household of Eugene M Ceder, Marinette city Ward 1, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States; citing sheet 12B, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1241799.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLC3-K58 : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Carl Ceder and Molly Moore, 23 Feb 1918; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1033272.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8ZP-7V8 : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Carl Ceder and Molly Horowitz, 09 Apr 1918; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2074200.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8ZD-RKL : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Ceder and Elizabeth Mceacharn, 20 Dec 1926; citing Orange, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2051011.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8J9-KCC : accessed 24 Nov 2014), Ralph Carl Ceder and Jacquetta Calvin, 12 Jan 1931; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2074883.
- ^ a b c "Film Director Dies". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 30, 1951. p. 39. Retrieved November 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
[edit]- Ralph Ceder at IMDb
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