Ralph Ceder
American film director (1897–1951)
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Ralph Carl Ceder (February 2, 1897 – November 29, 1951)[1] was an American film director and writer. He directed 88 films in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Screenwriter
Ralph Ceder | |
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From a 1926 magazine | |
| Born | February 2, 1897 |
| Died | November 29, 1951 (aged 53) |
| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1922–1940 |
Life
Ceder was born on February 2, 1897, in Marinette, Wisconsin, to Eugene Martin Ceder (1865–1924) and Petrea Christina (Jensen) Ceder (1869–1946), immigrants from Sweden and Denmark.[2] He married several times: to Molly Moore or Horowitz in 1918,[3][4] to Elizabeth Mceacharn in 1926,[5] and to Jacquetta Calvin in 1931.[6] He died on November 29, 1951, at Rose Hospital in Los Angeles, California.[1][7]
Ceder started making films in 1917, and he worked with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures.[7] He also directed for Mack Sennett.[7] His film They All Fall was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2007.[8]
Selected filmography
- Roughest Africa (1923)
- The Whole Truth (1923)
- The Soilers (1923)
- Mother's Joy (1923)
- Zeb vs. Paprika (1924)
- Brothers Under the Chin (1924)
- Near Dublin (1924)
- The Joke's on You (1925)
- They All Fall (1925)
- Dumb Dicks (1931); short
- A Fool's Advice (1932)
- Guests Wanted (1932); short
- Strictly Illegal (1935)
- Captain Bill (1936)
