Edward C. Jewell

Edward C. Jewell (1894–1963) was an American art director who worked on the sets of over a hundred and fifty film productions during his career. He worked for a variety of studios including Columbia Pictures in the 1930s and Producers Releasing Corporation in the 1940s, and along with Dave Milton he is one of the best known set designers for second features. Earlier in his career he was part of the design team which worked on Cecil B. DeMille's 1927 epic The King of Kings.

Edward C. Jewell
Born	January 5, 1894 Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Died	September 25, 1963 Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	Edward Jewell, Ed Jewell
Occupation	Art Director
Years active	1927–1963 (film)

Selected filmography

• The King of Kings (1927)
• His Dog (1927)
• Craig's Wife (1928)
• Captain Swagger (1928)
• Sal of Singapore (1928)
• Marked Money (1928)
• The Spieler (1928)
• Strange Cargo (1929)
• His First Command (1929)
• Oh, Yeah! (1929)
• The Flying Fool (1929)
• The Trespasser (1929)
• The Squealer (1930)
• Ladies Must Play (1930)
• Officer O'Brien (1930)
• Dirigible (1931)
• Ten Cents a Dance (1931)
• The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
• Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
• By Appointment Only (1933)
• Goodbye Love (1933)
• On the Stroke of Nine (1933)
• Fugitive Road (1934)
• False Pretenses (1935)
• The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
• Death from a Distance (1935)
• In Paris, A.W.O.L. (1936)
• Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
• In His Steps (1936)
• Ellis Island (1936)
• Battle of Greed (1937)
• Rebellious Daughters (1938)
• Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
• Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
• Shadow of Terror (1945)
• Dangerous Intruder (1945)
• Counter-Attack (1945)
• Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
• God's Country (1946)
• Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)
• Lady at Midnight (1948)
• Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)

Bibliography

• Michael L. Stephens. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.

External links

• Edward C. Jewell at IMDb