# Ed Stotsenberg

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{{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](/source/Santa_Monica), California, U.S
| occupation    = {{hlist|Philanthropist|Accountant|Runner}}
| relatives     = [Dorothy Stotsenberg](/source/Dorothy_Stotsenberg) (Wife)<br />[Henry Stotsenberg](/source/Henry_Stotsenberg) (Nephew)<br />[Shane Stotsenberg](/source/Shane_Stotsenberg) (Great Nephew)
}}
'''Edward G. Stotsenberg''' (1912 in North Dakota – July 10, 2000 in [Santa Monica, California](/source/Santa_Monica%2C_California)) was an American philanthropist. Originally the accountant for movie star [Mary Pickford](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Masters_athletics) long distance runner, Stotsenberg won several medals in the [World Masters Athletics Championships](/source/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](/source/Masters_Athletics_World_Records) 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](/source/Malibu%2C_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](/source/Shane_Stotsenberg) is the lead guitarist in the Los Angeles rock band [Mystic Braves](/source/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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Category:World record setters in the sport of athletics
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Category:Sportspeople from Malibu, California
Category:American masters athletes
Category:20th-century American philanthropists
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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