Harry Beaumont
Known For
Directing
Born
1888-02-10 in Abilene, Kansas, USA
Died
1966-12-22
Biography
From Wikipedia Harry Beaumont (February 10, 1888 – December 22, 1966) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of production companies including Fox, Goldwyn, Metro, Warner Brothers, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Beaumont's greatest successes were during the silent film era, when he directed films including John Barrymore's Beau Brummel (1924) and the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford. He then directed MGM's first talkie musical, The Broadway Melody (1929). The latter film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year, and Beaumont was nominated for Best Director. Beaumont was married to actress Hazel Daly. The couple had twin daughters Anne and Geraldine, born in 1922. On December 22, 1966, Beaumont died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.[4] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
Most Known For
Who Will Marry Mary?
The Butler and the Maid
as Frank the Butler
Ben Hall, the Notorious Bushranger
as Gilbert
Alexia's Strategy
as Walter Young
An Old Fashioned Elopement
The Haunted Bedroom
A Daughter of Australia
The Totville Eye
as Tom
A Ticket in Tatts
An Absent-Minded Mother
Over the Back Fence
as Charles - the Colonel's Nephew
One Hundred Years Ago
as Burglar