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| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| education = [[University of Washington]]
| education = [[University of Washington]]
| occupation = Actor, journalist, social worker
| occupation = Actor, journalist, typographer, social worker
| spouse = Ahlin Wong
| spouse = Ahlin Wong (1914-2006)
| relatives = [[Keye Luke]] (brother)
| relatives = [[Keye Luke]] (brother)
}}
}}


'''Edwin "Eddie" Luke''' (July 23, 1911 - January 18, 1986) was a [[Chinese American]] character actor who had a career in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the younger brother of actor [[Keye Luke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/87980621/?terms=%22eddie+luke%22+actor|title=Monday Wash|last=Dixon|first=Hugh|date=7 May 1945|website=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3AbAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22edwin+luke%22+%22hollywood+reporter%22&source=bl&ots=1pVT-J6S4H&sig=ACfU3U34KunXD9H2SXdKJCCYn6rxtVHa7Q&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh0NCD6_flAhXZJTQIHXa1DX8Q6AEwAnoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22edwin%20luke%22%20%22hollywood%20reporter%22&f=false|title=Chinese in Hollywood|last=California|first=Jenny Cho and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738599731|language=en}}</ref> In addition to acting, he also worked for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' as a writer and editor, and later forged a successful career as a social worker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/275106346/?terms=%22edwin+luke%22+keye|title=With Islanders on the Mainland|last=|first=|date=27 Apr 1942|website=The Honolulu Star-Bulletin|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>
'''Edwin "Eddie" Luke''' (July 23, 1911 - January 18, 1986) was a [[Chinese American]] character actor who had a career in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the younger brother of actor [[Keye Luke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/87980621/?terms=%22eddie+luke%22+actor|title=Monday Wash|last=Dixon|first=Hugh|date=7 May 1945|website=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3AbAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA33&lpg=PA33&dq=%22edwin+luke%22+%22hollywood+reporter%22&source=bl&ots=1pVT-J6S4H&sig=ACfU3U34KunXD9H2SXdKJCCYn6rxtVHa7Q&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjh0NCD6_flAhXZJTQIHXa1DX8Q6AEwAnoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22edwin%20luke%22%20%22hollywood%20reporter%22&f=false|title=Chinese in Hollywood|last=California|first=Jenny Cho and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9780738599731|language=en}}</ref> He was one of three Asian Americans - the first cohort - to receive Bachelors degrees in journalism from the University of Washington in 1936. While a student there Subsequently, he was the first Chinese American member of the International Typographical Union (Los Angeles #174) in 1941. In addition to acting, he also worked for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' as a typographer, writer, editor and later forged a successful career as a social worker for Los Angeles County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/275106346/?terms=%22edwin+luke%22+keye|title=With Islanders on the Mainland|last=|first=|date=27 Apr 1942|website=The Honolulu Star-Bulletin|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-20}}</ref>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==

Revision as of 07:58, 17 August 2020

Edwin Luke
Born
Edwin Sylvester Luke

(1911-07-23)July 23, 1911
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1986(1986-01-18) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Washington
Occupation(s)Actor, journalist, typographer, social worker
SpouseAhlin Wong (1914-2006)
RelativesKeye Luke (brother)

Edwin "Eddie" Luke (July 23, 1911 - January 18, 1986) was a Chinese American character actor who had a career in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. He was the younger brother of actor Keye Luke.[1][2] He was one of three Asian Americans - the first cohort - to receive Bachelors degrees in journalism from the University of Washington in 1936. While a student there Subsequently, he was the first Chinese American member of the International Typographical Union (Los Angeles #174) in 1941. In addition to acting, he also worked for The Hollywood Reporter as a typographer, writer, editor and later forged a successful career as a social worker for Los Angeles County.[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Dixon, Hugh (7 May 1945). "Monday Wash". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ California, Jenny Cho and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern (2013). Chinese in Hollywood. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738599731.
  3. ^ "With Islanders on the Mainland". The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 27 Apr 1942. Retrieved 2019-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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