Edward Evans Seabrook | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1899-06-06)June 6, 1899 |
| Died | May 19, 1968(1968-05-19) (aged 68) Europe |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1941 - 1958 (film & TV) |
Edward Evans Seabrook (June 6, 1899 – May 19, 1968) was an American screenwriter.[1]
He was born June 6, 1899 in Portland, Oregon to the Portland attorney Ephraim B. and Margaret (née McClure) Seabrook.[2][3][4][5]
He was named after his grandfather, Edward Evans McClure, who was in turn named after his own grandfather, the Reverend Edward Evans Parrish.[6] [7]
He married the actress Gay Seabrook, née Johnson, in 1920.[8]
Edward and Gay filed for divorce in September 1935.[9][10] He subsequently married Ruth May Christiansen on October 4, 1935, in Hollywood, California.[11]
Selected filmography
- Tanks a Million (1941)
- Miss Polly (1941)
- Hay Foot (1942)
- Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)
- As You Were (1951)
- Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)
Selected television series
- Racket Squad (1952)
- The Public Defender (1954)
- My Little Margie (1954)
- The Stu Erwin Show (1954)
- Lassie (1957–1958)
- Maverick (1958)
- The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958)
- The Alaskans (1960)
References
- ^ Erickson p.385
- ^ "Edward Evans Seabrook (1899–1968)". FamilySearch. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Portland (Or.) Birth Register, Vol. 3 (June 1892–July 1899)". Oregon Historical Records Index. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ Heine v. New York Life Ins. Co., 45 F.2d 426 (D. Or. December 1, 1930) (""C. T. Haas and E. B. Seabrook, both of Portland, Or., for plaintiff."").
- ^ Malarkey, Dan J.; Seabrook, Ephraim B. (1914). Frank C. Stettler, appellant vs. Edwin V. O'Hara, Bertha Moores and Amedee M. Smith, constituting the Industrial Welfare Commission of the State of Oregon, respondents: brief of Dan J. Malarkey and E.B. Seabrook for respondents. [s.n.] Retrieved 25 August 2025 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Webber, Bert (1986). The Oregon Trail Diary of Edward Evans Parrish in 1844 — The Unabridged Diary with Introduction and Contemporary Comments (3rd printing ed.). Webb Research Group. pp. Appendix (includes Parrish genealogy).
- ^ McClure, Cicero Pangburn and Ray Fleming (1924). Pioneer McClure Families of the Monongahela Valley: Their Origins and Their Descendants. Press of the Superior Printing Company. pp. (includes genealogical details for Denny Hoge McClure and his wife Pernina Colgate Parrish (daughter of the Rev. Edward Evans Parrish), their son Edward Evans McClure (his marriage to Margaret Elizabeth Hill), and their daughter Margaret McClure (mother of Edward Evans Seabrook) born in Portland, Oregon in 1874.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850–1952". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
Edward Evans Seabrook and Gladys Johnson, 1920
- ^ "Edward and Gladys Seabrook File for Divorce". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. 24 September 1935. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Edward and Gladys Seabrook File for Divorce". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. 26 September 1935. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "California, County Marriages, 1850–1952: Edward Evans Seabrook and Ruth May Christiansen". FamilySearch. Los Angeles County, California. 4 October 1935. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
Bibliography
- Erickson, Hal. Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918. McFarland, 2012.
External links
- Edward E. Seabrook at IMDb
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