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Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905 – May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois.
Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905 – May 20, 2000) was an American film maker. He directed several shorts during the Curly era, but left near the end of the Shemp era to direct feature films. He came back for The Three Stooges Meet Hercules and later some of The New Three Stooges live action segments.
- Career
- Directing The Three Stooges
- Later Years
While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur licenses. In the early 1920s there was considerable prestige for amateur operators to have commercial radio licenses, and Bernds was in a good position to get into broadcasting when he graduated in 1923, a year when radio stati...
Bernds wanted to be a director, but could not work up the nerve to approach Columbia president Harry Cohn about the reassignment. Frank Capra ran into Bernds one day, and made Bernds promise to talk with Cohn that evening. Cohn, although well aware of Bernds's prowess in the sound department, grudgingly granted Bernds's wish. In 1945, Bernds became...
In 1950 Bernds directed Gold Raiders, an independently produced comedy-western co-starring veteran cowboy star George O'Brien and The Three Stooges. This led to an assignment at the Allied Artists studio, directing action features starring Stanley Clements, which in turn led Bernds into Allied Artists' breadwinning series starring The Bowery Boys. ...
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules is a 1962 American comedy fantasy film directed by Edward Bernds. It is the third feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe").
May 20, 2000 · Ed Bernds, THREE ARABIAN NUTS. Born. 1905-07-12. Chicago, IL. (Edward Ludvich Bernds) Died. 2000-05-20 (94) Van Nuys, CA. One year before he died, Mr. Bernds published his autobiography, "Mr. Bernds Goes to Hollywood," the title a take on Frank Capra's MR.
Film Or Short TitleFeaturingRoleMoe, Larry and CurlySound EngineerJoe Besser (Solo)Sound EngineerShemp Howard (Solo)Story and ScreenplayMoe, Larry and CurlyDirectorEdward Bernds. Director: Assignment: Underwater. Edward Bernds was born in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois. While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio club and obtained amateur licenses.
Biography. Edward Bernds was born in 1905 in Chicago. As a teenager, he experimented with radio receivers and later became one of the first radio broadcast announcers in the 1920s.
