From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Edgar Selwyn October 20 1875 February 13 1944 was a prominent figure in American theater and film in the first half of the 20th Century He cofounded Goldwyn Pictures in 1916 Born in Cincinnati Ohio Selwyn flourished in the Broadway theater as an actor playwright director and producer from 1899 to 1942 With his brother Archibald Selwyn November 3 1877 June 21 1959 he founded the theatrical production company The Selwyns which produced plays on Broadway from 1919 to 1932 see eg Wedding Bells The Selwyns owned several theatres in the United States including the Park Square Theatre in Boston the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland Ohio the Selwyn in Chicago and the Selwyn Apollo and Times Square theatres in New York City Selwyn also worked in Hollywood producing and directing eight films between 1929 and 1942 Among these was The Sin of Madelon Claudet which Selwyn directed for MGM in 1931 The film starred Helen Hayes who won an Academy Award for her performance In addition Selwyn wrote two screenplays and many more films were adapted from his original plays He died in Los Angeles California
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