Director

Edward L. Cahn

Directing

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Directed credits

110

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.6

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Directed movies: 110Directed series: 0All crew credits: 117

TMDB ID: 31764

IMDb ID: nm0128715

Known for: Directing

Born: February 12, 1899

Died: August 25, 1963

Age: 64

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1927 - 1962

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 5.38

Wikidata: Q529568

Also known as

Eddie Cahn • Edward L. Kahn • Edward Kahn • Edward Cahn

Frequent jobs

Director (110)Editor (5)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939-1943, 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, that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures. His brother was film editor Philip Cahn.

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