Edwin Gilbert

Edwin Gilbert (July 15, 1907 – August 24, 1976) was a novelist and playwright/scriptwriter who authored popular novels, including Native Stone in 1956. Gilbert was born in Mannheim, Germany in 1907 and moved to Detroit in the United States as a child. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan, but went into play writing after winning a prize for a one-act play. Moving to New York City, he wrote plays, as well as some magazine work. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces, for which he wrote documentary films. After the war, he published a number of novels, including best sellers Native Stone (1956) and Silver Spoon (1957). In 1968, he signed the Writers and Editors War Tax Protest pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War. Gilbert was married to wife Virginia for 32 years before they divorced in 1973.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 15, 1907, Died August 24, 1976

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BS-83973	10-in.	2/15/1935	After all	Eddy Duchin Orchestra ; Lew Sherwood	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BVE-87868	10-in.	2/2/1935	After all	Gunter Hotel Orchestra ; Mack Rogers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gilbert, Edwin," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/317732.

Gilbert, Edwin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/317732.

"Gilbert, Edwin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.