About the Authors
Above: Courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Print and Picture Collection
A Great Philly Cop.
Edward Patrick Moffit died on February 25, 2006 at the age of 85. The son of Irish immigrant parents, Edward was born in 1920 and raised in Philadelphia. He attended Catholic schools, and enlisted in the Navy during World War II. Returning home, he married Dorothy Gerstung of Baltimore, Maryland, and entered the Philadelphia Police Department as a patrolman and later became a detective. In 1962, he appeared on The Ted Mack Show and won acclaim as “The Singing Detective” of Philadelphia. You can view that performance in the video below.
A National Television Appearance.
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The Son of a Great Philly Cop.
Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., is a specialist in public policy. He is an 8 year veteran of the Reagan administration where he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Dept. of Health and Human Services and Assistant Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management. Moffit earned his Bachelors from La Salle University in Philadelphia, and his Masters and Doctorate from the University of Arizona. He is the recipient of numerous public service awards and lives with his wife Barbara in Maryland.
Happy New Year Detective Ed Moffit!
On New Years Day 1953 Patrolman Ed Moffit was on duty at the legendary Philadelphia Mummers Parade. The Mummers have been strutting on the streets of Philadelphia well before the American Revolution.
Patrolman Moffit was notified by his commanding officer that he was to report immediately downtown because he had passed the Detective's Exam. On that Happy New Years Day, Ed Moffit's dream came true: He had become a Detective.
John Tersigni produced this film which celebrates the comedy, creativity and revelry of America's oldest folk parade.