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Years active
  
1923-1942

Name
  
Edward Woods


Role
  
Actor

Children
  
Robin Woods

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Born
  
July 5, 1903 (
1903-07-05
)
Menominee, Michigan, U.S.

Alma mater
  
University of Southern California

Died
  
October 8, 1989, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Spouse
  
Gabrielle Margery Morris (m. ?–1989)

Siblings
  
William B. Woods, Roy C. Woods

Movies
  
The Public Enemy, Hot Saturday, Dinner at Eight, They Never Come Back, Shadows Over Shanghai

Similar People
  
William A Wellman, William A Seiter, Heber J Grant, George Q Cannon, John Taylor

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Edward Woods (July 5, 1903 – October 8, 1989) was an American actor. He is probably best known for his extensive role as Matt Doyle in The Public Enemy opposite James Cagney.

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Life and career

An obituary from the Salt Lake City Tribune, dated October 10, 1989, names Woods' parents as Mary Clark and William B. Woods, and mentions two brothers, Roy C. and William B. Woods. After graduating from the University of Southern California, Woods became an actor. He appeared at the old Salt Lake Theatre in The Copperhead, as Lionel Barrymore's teenage son. In New York City, he appeared in many successful Broadway productions then began a movie career. He worked with Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, John Barrymore, and Clark Gable.

His most famous role was playing "Matt Doyle" opposite James Cagney's "Tom Powers" in The Public Enemy (1931). Although initially cast in the lead role as Powers, director William Wellman switched Woods' role with Cagney's after viewing Cagney's electrifying performance in the dailies. In the sequences at the beginning of the film, the children's appearances are reversed because those scenes were filmed before the switch and the studio opted not to pay to refilm them, which has confused viewers ever since. The studio had promised to make the role switch up to him with later parts but reneged and dropped him when his contract expired. Woods soon wound up working at the worst B-picture studios, damaging his movie career.

After his film acting career ended, Woods went into producing, directing, and theatrical management, working with the Schubert Organization and 20th Century Fox. During World War II, he worked with Ronald Reagan making training films for the U.S Army.

Family

He retired in 1975, and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Woods married Gabrielle Margery Morris, and the couple had a daughter, Robin.

Broadway Appearances

  • Tortilla Flat, Jan 12, 1938 - Jan 1938
  • One Good Year, Nov 27, 1935 - Jun 1936
  • Houseparty, Sep 9, 1929 - Feb 1930
  • Zeppelin, Jan 14, 1929 - Mar 1929
  • Trapped, Sep 11, 1928 - Sep 1928
  • Speak Easy, Sep 26, 1927 - Nov 1927
  • Filmography

    Actor
    1938
    Shadows Over Shanghai as
    Peter Roma
    1937
    Navy Blues as
    Julian Everett
    1935
    Fighting Lady as
    Jimmie Hanford
    1933
    Marriage on Approval as
    Billy McGee
    1933
    Dinner at Eight as
    Eddie
    1933
    Tarzan the Fearless as
    Bob Hall (as Eddie Woods)
    1933
    Bondage as
    Earl Crawford
    1932
    Hot Saturday as
    Connie Billop
    1932
    They Never Come Back as
    Ralph Landon (as Eddie Woods)
    1931
    Local Boy Makes Good as
    Spike Hoyt
    1931
    The Public Enemy as
    Matt Doyle
    1930
    Mother's Cry as
    Daniel 'Danny' Williams
    Archive Footage
    1995
    Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) as
    actor 'Public Enemy'
    - A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) - actor 'Public Enemy' (uncredited)
    1981
    James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV Movie documentary)
    1963
    Hollywood and the Stars (TV Series documentary) as
    Matt Doyle (clip from The Public Enemy (1931))
    - How to Succeed as a Gangster (1963) - Matt Doyle (clip from The Public Enemy (1931)) (uncredited)
    1963
    Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV Movie documentary) as
    Matt Doyle (uncredited)

    References

    Edward Woods Wikipedia


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