Edmund Goulding (
March 20, 1891 -
December 24, 1959) was a film director. He was born in
Feltham, Middlesex, England.
Before moving to films, Goulding was an actor/playwright/director on the
London stage. Goulding is best remembered for directing cultured dramas and such as
Grand Hotel (1932) with
Greta Garbo and
Joan Crawford, Dark Victory (1939) with
Bette Davis, and
The Razor's Edge (1946) with
Gene Tierney and
Tyrone Power.
However, he also directed the classic
film noir Nightmare Alley (1947) with
Tyrone Power and
Joan Blondell. He was also a successful songwriter, composer, and producer. Goulding was married to British dancer Marjorie Moss from 1931 until her death in 1935.
A 2004 biography of Goulding,
Edmund Goulding's Dark Victory by Matthew Kennedy says that it was widely known in Hollywood that Goulding was
bisexual, and hosted wild parties for all persuasions.
He died during surgery at Cedars of Lebanon Medical Center in
Los Angeles, California. 
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