Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905 - May 20, 2000 is an American director born in Chicago, Illinois. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

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 1920's there was considerable prestige for an amateur operator 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 stations began popping up all over Chicago. He found employment ---at age 20--- as chief operator at Chicago's WENR. 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

When talking pictures burst onto the scene in the late 1920's, Bernds and broadcast operators like him relocated to Hollywood to work as sound technicians in "the talkies". After a brief stint at United Artists, Bernds quit and went to work at Colombia, where he worked as sound man on many of Frank Capra's '30s classics. He later graduated to directing two-reels shorts and then features. For other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation) Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to... The United Artists Corporation (aka United Artists Pictures and United Artists Films) was formed on February 5, 1919 by four Hollywood greats: Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. ... Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 - September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. ...

Edward then passed away on May 20, 2000 in Van Nuys, California. Van Nuys is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. ...