Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 12, 1899(64)
Day of Death
August 25, 1963
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Eddie CahnEdward L. KahnEdward KahnEdward Cahn
Edward L. Cahn
Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939-1943, and a long line of other short subjects and B-movies afterward. He is also known for directing the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures. His brother was film editor Philip Cahn.