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Stillwell was not only Skelton's manager but was also a formidable comedy writer who wrote extensively for Skelton. At the time, she was the only female gag writer in the business. Skelton repeatedly credited Stillwell for helping him build his successful career.
- Edna Stillwell Winning A Walkathon – at Loew’s in Kansas City
- Avalon Time Radio Show – Writer and Actress
- February 12, 1943 – Divorces Red Skelton
- Marriage to Frank Borzage
- Ending Her Work Relationship with Red Skelton
- Later Years – Marriages, and Death
- Bibliography
For the record, Edna married Richard “Red” Skelton on June 1, 1932. At this point, the young couple was struggling financially.
On October 1, 1938, Red Skelton became the second host of the radio show, Avalon Time. Edna also joined the show’s cast, under her maiden name of Stillwell. They worked on Avalon Timeuntil late 1939. In 1939, Red was in his second Hollywood movie, Flight Command. The director was Frank Borzage, whom Edna would later marry.
In one of those strange, amicable divorces, Edna continued as Red’s head writer for several years, including the first year of The Red Skelton Show. In 1945, she wrote the “When Television Comes” segment of Ziegfeld Folliesfor ex-husband Red Skelton. This included Red’s famous “Guzzler’s Gin” routine, which he performed for decades.
On November 25, 1945, Edna Stillwell marries Frank Borzage, the Hollywood director. Less than four years later, Edna divorced Frank Borzage on July 18, 1949 for “mental cruelties”.
Edna’s professional relationship with Red Skelton continued until 1952. This was one year after Red was given his own, groundbreaking television show. Red’s biographer, Wes Gehring contended that their post-divorce work was “a mixed bag-a rousing success professionally, but a stressful distraction for each of their subsequent marriages.”
On June 19, 1962, her ex-husband Frank Borzage died. Edna’s third and final marriage was successful. On December 10, 1963 she married. Leon George Pound. They remained married until his death on June 16, 1976. Finally, on November 15, 1982, Edna Stillwell died in Lomita, CA. of cancer at Little Company of Mary Hospital, in Torrance, CA
The Pittsburgh PressThe Telegraph-HeraldEdna Stillwell. (Wife to Red Skelton) Lived with mother at 3828 E. 9th St., Kansas City, MO. Parents: George Stillwell [1883/02/01 - 1961/08/27] - [wed: 1908/03/09] Dollie Belle Tarwater [1894/02/12 - 1980/04/18] Brother: Orville George Stillwell (wife: Ruth Evelyn Lorenzen) 1915. 05/25.
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Jul 14, 2017 · Edna Stillwell was a show business usherette who married and managed comedian Red Skelton, helping him create his iconic characters and sketches. She influenced his career from vaudeville to radio to film, and divorced him in 1944.
Edna Marie Stillwell Pound (1915-1982) was a stage manager and script writer for Red Skelton, whom she married and divorced. She created many of his famous characters and had no children.
A collection of personal and professional materials related to the marriage and career of comedian Red Skelton and his first wife Edna Stillwell. The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, performance, creative work, military service, and bound volumes from 1936 to 1956.
Dec 26, 2016 · SOMETIMES Red Skelton gets to thinking about how close he came to losing Edna Stillwell and he gets cold chills. Without Edna Stillwell, he has admitted on a dozen occasions, he would never have become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s inimitable funny man and radio’s outstanding new star, the only performer to receive six major radio awards in the ...
