Edward Chapman was born on October 13, 1901 in Harrogate, Yorkshire [now North Yorkshire], England. He was an actor and writer, known for Juno and the Paycock (1929), A Stitch in Time (1963) and Murder! (1930). He was married to Prudence Nesbitt and Constance Willis Spark. He died on August 9, 1977 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.