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Cause of death
  
Pneumonia

Spouse
  
Jacquette Colvin

Role
  
Film director

Name
  
Ralph Ceder

Years active
  
1922–1940


Born
  
February 2, 1897 (
1897-02-02
)
Marinette, Wisconsin

Occupation
  
Film director Screenwriter

Died
  
November 29, 1951, Hollywood, California, United States

Movies
  
The Soilers, Roughest Africa, A Fool's Advice, She Had to Choose, Near Dublin

Similar People
  
Mae Dahlberg, Eddie Baker, Katherine Grant, James Finlayson, Hal Roach

She Had to Choose (1934) BUSTER CRABBE


Ralph Carl Ceder (February 2, 1897 – November 29, 1951) was an American film director and writer. He directed 88 films in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

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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. He married several times: to Molly Moore or Horowitz in 1918, to Elizabeth Mceacharn in 1926, and to Jacquetta Calvin in 1931. He died on November 29, 1951 at Rose Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Ceder started making films in 1917, and he worked with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures. He also directed for Mack Sennett.

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)
  • References

    Ralph Ceder Wikipedia