The Rosary was recited Wednesday for Albert Edward Sutherland, 7fi, 1643 Andee Drive, Palm Springs, who died Monday at Desert Hospital following a short illness. A native of London, England, he had lived in Palm Springs for seven years and had been a 54-year resident of California. He had been a motion picture actor and appeared as one of the original Keystone Cops in the old comedy series. He later went on to a long career as a director with Paramount Pictures. He is survived by his widow, Edwina Sutherland. The recitation of the Rosary was conducted at St. Theresa Catholic Church under the direction of Monsignor Michael Nolan of the church. Mass was conducted this morning. Interment was to be in Desert Memorial Park.∼Nephew of actress Charlotte Greenwood, Eddie was married to actresses Louise Brooks and Ethel Kenyon. He was the director of 54 films, producer of 5 and actor in 29.∼English actor, producer, editor, writer and film director. He was from a theatrical family. His father was a theatre manager and producer and his mother was a vaudeville performer. He was a nephew of both Blanche Ring and Thomas Meighan. Sutherland acted in 37 known films early in his career, beginning as a Keystone Cop in "Tillie's Punctured Romance" (1914), which starred Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Marie Dressler. He was directed Charlie Chaplin in "A Woman of Paris" (19239, two years before Sutherland began his directing career with the help of Chaplin. It is as a director that he is best known, and he directed over 50 movies between 1925 and 1956. His breakout film was "Behind the Front" (1926) which made stars of the two leads and established Sutherland as a comedic director. Frequently billed as "Eddie Sutherland", he is often noted for having as especially hard time working with Stan Laurel whom he disliked, while becoming close friends with the more famously acerbic W.C.Fields, with whom he established a lifelong friendship. Sutherland was married five times. Among his wives were Marjorie Daw and Louise Brooks (from July 1926 to June 1928). He and Brooks met on the set of "It's the Old Army Game", (1926), which he directed. His notable film credits include: "Diamond Jim" (1935), with Edward Arnold and Jean Arthur, "The Invisible Woman" (1940), with Virginia Bruce and John Barrymore, "One Night in the Tropics" "1940), with Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, "Follow the Boys" (1944), with George Raft and Vera Zorina.