Edward Joseph Collins (November 10, 1886 – December 1, 1951) was an American pianist, conductor and composer of classical music in a neoromantic style.
Collins was born in Joliet, Illinois, into an Irish family – his father was from County Meath and his mother from Belfast.
He was an assistant conductor with the Century Opera Company in New York City and with the Bayreuth Festival in Germany.
During World War I, Collins served in the U.S. Army (88th Division of the Intelligence Unit in France) as an interpreter and entertained the troops as pianist.
Collins married a voice student, Frieda Mayer, whose father, Oscar, owned a meatpacking company and was well to do.