Edward Bennett Derr (May 20, 1891 – August 13, 1974) was an American film producer during the genesis of the sound era. Born in

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in 1891, he would produce almost forty films in the 1930s and early 1940s. Derr retired from the film industry in 1943, after co-producing ''The Deerslayer'', for which he also wrote the screenplay adaptation from the

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's novel, '' The Deerslayer: Or, the First War-Path, A Tale''.

Filmography

(as per AFI's database)

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* * * 1891 births 1974 deaths American film producers {{US-film-producer-stub