Edwin P. Norwood

Background

Norwood, Edwin P. was born on April 20, 1881 in Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California, United States. Son of Edwin P. and Mary Emma (Craig) Norwood.

Education

Graduate high school, San Bernardino, 1900.

Career

Newspaper reporter until 1905, later publicity director amusement enterprises on Pacific Coast and handling national concert tours. Special representative Maude Adams, 1915-1916. In charge publicity for Ringling Brothers, 1917-1927.

Institutional writing, Ford Motor Company, 1930-1932.

Publicity director Lyme Art Association, 1934-1935, managing director, since 1936. Author: The Adventures of Diggeldy Dan, 1922.

In the Land of Diggeldy Dan, 1923. The Friends of Diggeldy Dan, 1924.

Davy Winkle in Circusland, 1926.

The Other Side of the Circus, 1926. The Circus Menagerie, 1929. Ford Men and Methods, 1931.

Contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica, article, “American Circus,” 1929.

Home: Old Lyme, Connecticut

Achievements

• Edwin P. Norwood has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ann Bussert (concert and opera singer), 1923.