Edgar Selwyn

Edgar Selwyn was born on Oct 20, 1875 in USA. Edgar Selwyn's big-screen debut came with Heart of the Wilds directed by Marshall Neilan in 1918. Edgar Selwyn is known for The Primitive Lover directed by Sidney Franklin, Constance Talmadge stars as Phyllis Tomley and Harrison Ford as Hector Tomley. The most recent award Edgar Selwyn achieved is Venice Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Edgar Selwyn plays is Pierre of the Plains which will be released on Jul 29, 1942.

What a life! Edgar Selwyn was born Edgar Simon on October 20, 1875, in Cincinnati, OH. As a child he and his family lived in Toronto, Canada, before moving to Selma, AL, where his parents died. He moved to Chicago at the age of 17 to seek his fortune, but Fortune would not let the young man take her as his mistress. Penniless, one night he decided to commit suicide and jumped off a bridge spanning the Chicago River. Instead of drowning, he landed on ice. Picking himself up, he made his way back to shore, where he was promptly accosted by a stickup artist, who jammed a gun into his back. "Your money or your life!" the thug thundered in time-honored fashion. The calm Selwyn replied, "My life." The perplexed thief began conversing with his intended victim, with the result that they both went to a pawnshop, where the gun was pawned and the proceeds divided between the two. This real-life comedy-drama served as the basis for Selwyn's 1915 play "Rolling Stones."