19 Facts About Edward Small

1. Edward Small lacked the interest or ability to do the same.

2. Edward Small seemed to stand for everything that Queen Victoria was not.

3. Edward Small succeeded to the throne on Jan 22, 1901, at the age of 59 and was crowned on Aug 9, 1902.

4. Edward Small has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his television work located at 1501 Vine Street.

5. In 1970 Edward Small announced he had two television series and four films ready for production but only one was made, The Christine Jorgensen Story, which was Small's final movie.

6. Edward Small made several low-budget comedies and horror films, including several directed by Sidney J Furie: Doctor Blood's Coffin, The Snake Woman and Three on a Spree (1961, a remake of Brewster's Millions).

7. Edward Small occasionally made large budgeted films, usually in partnership with other producers.

8. Edward Small made some war films: Timbuktu, a tale of the Foreign Legion; Operation Bottleneck (1961).

9. Edward Small helped finance some war films, Sabre Jet and The Steel Lady (with Hunter), and the noir Wicked Woman (1953).

10. Edward Small was reunited with Karlson and Payne for 99 River Street and he put Payne in a swashbuckler, Raiders of the Seven Seas.

11. Edward Small produced two films directed by Karlson: Scandal Sheet from a novel by Sam Fuller; and The Brigand, a swashbuckler starring Valentinos Anthony Dexter.

12. Edward Small ended up making eleven films for the studio over seven years where Columbia allowed him profit sharing after Columbia made up their investment in the film.

13. Edward Small produced The Return of Monte Cristo for Columbia, with Hayward; then in mid-1946 signed another deal with United Artists.

14. In March 1942 Edward Small threatened to strike again due to unhappiness with his deal.

15. Edward Small sent an expedition to the Arctic and they made the documentary Igloo.

16. Edward Small began producing films in the 1920s, when it became his full-time occupation.

17. Edward Small helped William Goetz get his start in the industry by recommending him for a job at Corinne Griffith.

18. Edward Small began his career as a talent agent in New York City.

19. Edward Small was the son of Jewish Austrian-born Philip Schmalheiser and Prussian-born Rose Lewin, and had three sisters and two brothers.