- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdmund Francis MacDonald
- Nickname
- Eddie
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Edmund MacDonald was born on May 7, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Hangmen Also Die! (1943), Great Guns (1941) and Detour (1945). He was married to Augusta. He died on September 2, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseAugusta(? - September 2, 1951) (his death)
- Suffered a stroke while at home at age 42 and hospitalized; later died of a brain hemorrhage at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Los Angeles.
- Suffered a bizarre and serious injury on March 8, 1950, at the Hollywood Athletic Club when he stumbled on a stairway and fell over the railing, impaling himself on a spear atop an ornamental light standard, which penetrated 18 inches into his thigh.
- Had a pilot's license and was trained to be a flight instructor.
- According to Laura Wagner, in her article on Edmund in Films of the Golden Age, Summer 2015, Issue 381, Edmund loved motorcycles. Was in several accidents, one in which severed the top of one of his fingers.
- Served in the Army during WWII.
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