Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963)[1] was an American film director.
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Born | (1899-02-12)February 12, 1899 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Died | August 25, 1963(1963-08-25) (aged 64) Hollywood, California, USA |
Occupation | Film director |
Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA.[2]
He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939 to 1943, and a long line of other short subjects and B-movies afterward. He is also known for directing the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, the film that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures.[3]
His brother was film editor Philip Cahn,[2] who was the father of film editor Dann Cahn, who, in turn, was the father of film editor Daniel T. Cahn.
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