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Edward G. Stotsenberg (born in North Dakota 1912- 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.〔http://www.milestonefilms.com/pdf/Mary_Pickford.pdf Milestone Films〕 Santa Monica College benefitted from Stotsenberg's personal benevolence.〔http://www.smc.edu/madison/wall/wall_givers.html Santa Monica College〕〔https://cmc.edu/mmca/temp_fn.asp?volumeFN=11&issueFN=05&articleFN=6&typeFN=f CMC FortNightly 1996〕 A long time runner, Stotsenberg donated the funds to improve the Pepperdine track and field facilities, now named in his honor.〔http://www.pepperdine.edu/specialprograms/conferences/facilities/athletic.htm Pepperdine facilities〕〔http://www.pepperdinesports.com/facilities/stotsenberg-track.html Stotsenberg track〕 He also used these financial management skills to form the foundation to fund the Santa Monica Track Club,〔http://www.santamonicatrackclub.com/foundation.htm Santa Monica Track Club〕 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.〔(They Gladly Give Us the Runaround - Los Angeles Times )〕 At one point in time, Stotsenberg held the World Record for 1500 metres in his age division.〔(Stotsenberg Foundation | Edward Stotsenberg; Headed Pickford Foundation - Los Angeles Times )〕 He also funded a grant at the University of Southern California to study aging athletes like himself.〔http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-12-31/features/9203090615_1_dr-james-cooper-ed-stotsenberg-muscle-strength Sun Sentinel〕 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"〔http://library.pepperdine.edu/news/index.php/2010/03/stotsenberg-and-hall-to-headline-one-book-one-city-malibu-living-history/ Pepperdine News〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Stotsenberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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