{{short description|American activist and writer}} {{Infobox person | name = Edward Stotsenberg | image = Edward Stotsenberg.jpg | image_caption = At USC 1995 | birth_date = 1912 | death_date = 2000 | death_place = Santa Monica, California, U.S | occupation = {{hlist|Philanthropist|Accountant|Runner}} | relatives = Dorothy Stotsenberg (Wife)<br />Henry Stotsenberg (Nephew)<br />Shane Stotsenberg (Great Nephew) }} '''Edward G. Stotsenberg''' (1912 in North Dakota – July 10, 2000 in Santa Monica, California) was an American philanthropist. Originally the accountant for movie star Mary Pickford during the last 20 years of her life, Stotsenberg was one of the trustees of Mary Pickford Foundation established in the 1970s at the wishes of the star.<ref>http://www.milestonefilms.com/pdf/Mary_Pickford.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125075207/http://milestonefilms.com/pdf/Mary_Pickford.pdf |date=2010-11-25 }} Milestone Films</ref>
Santa Monica College benefitted from Stotsenberg's personal benevolence.<ref>http://www.smc.edu/madison/wall/wall_givers.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528171830/http://www.smc.edu/madison/wall/wall_givers.html |date=2010-05-28 }} Santa Monica College</ref><ref>https://cmc.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=11&issueFN=05&articleFN=6&typeFN=f {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528150009/http://www.cmc.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=11&issueFN=05&articleFN=6&typeFN=f |date=2010-05-28 }} CMC FortNightly 1996</ref>
A long time runner, Stotsenberg donated the funds to improve the Pepperdine track and field facilities (where portions of the ''Battle of the Network Stars'' had previously been held), now named in his honor.<ref>http://www.pepperdine.edu/specialprograms/conferences/facilities/athletic.htm Pepperdine facilities</ref><ref>http://www.pepperdinesports.com/facilities/stotsenberg-track.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117184618/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/facilities/stotsenberg-track.html |date=2011-11-17 }} Stotsenberg track</ref> He also used these financial management skills to form the foundation to fund the Santa Monica Track Club,<ref>http://www.santamonicatrackclub.com/foundation.htm Santa Monica Track Club</ref> which became perhaps the most successful track club of the 1980s, accounting for 25 Olympic medals in a little over a decade. Stotsenberg was the club president for a period of time. As a Masters long distance runner, Stotsenberg won several medals in the World Masters Athletics Championships.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-18-vw-3392-story.html They Gladly Give Us the Runaround – Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At one point in time, Stotsenberg held the World Record for 1500 metres in his age division.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-23-me-57790-story.html Stotsenberg Foundation | Edward Stotsenberg; Headed Pickford Foundation - Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In addition to funding the Santa Monica Track Club he also funded a grant at the University of Southern California to study aging athletes like himself.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110725001644/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-12-31/features/9203090615_1_dr-james-cooper-ed-stotsenberg-muscle-strength Sun Sentinel] Sun Sentinel</ref>
Stotsenberg and his wife Dorothy lived in Malibu, California starting in 1949, where they became important members of the small coastal community. She is the author of "My Fifty Years in Malibu"<ref>http://library.pepperdine.edu/news/index.php/2010/03/stotsenberg-and-hall-to-headline-one-book-one-city-malibu-living-history/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610131349/http://library.pepperdine.edu/news/index.php/2010/03/stotsenberg-and-hall-to-headline-one-book-one-city-malibu-living-history/ |date=2010-06-10 }} Pepperdine News</ref> His nephew Henry Stotsenberg assumed the role as head of the Pickford Foundation after his death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickeralley.com/an-interview-with-the-executive-team-at-pickford-foundation/|title=An Interview with the Executive Team at Pickford Foundation – Flicker Alley|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> His great nephew Shane Stotsenberg is the lead guitarist in the Los Angeles rock band Mystic Braves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rinseculture.com/2017/09/06/exclusive-interview-we-shared-beers-with-the-creation-factory-and-chatted-about-influences-60s-babes-and-lsd/|title=Exclusive Interview: We shared beers with The Creation Factory and chatted about influences, 60s Babes, and LSD.|last=Peckinpah|first=Jackson|date=2017-09-06|website=RINSE CULTURE|language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>
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