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{{Short description|American film director}} |
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|name=Roy Mack |
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|birth_name=Leoy McClure |
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1889|12|14}} |
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|birth_place=[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], United States |
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|death_date={{Death date and age|1962|1|16|1889|12|14}} |
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|death_place=[[Los Angeles, California]], United States |
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|occupation=[[Film director]] |
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|years_active=1930–1942 |
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| ⚫ | '''Roy Mack''' (December 14, 1889, New Brunswick, New Jersey - January 16, 1962, Los Angeles, California), born '''Leroy McClure''', was an American director of film shorts, mostly comedy films, with 205 titles to his credit.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533073 IMDB entry]</ref><ref>[http://people.theiapolis.com/director-GKXC/roy-mack Theiapolis entry]</ref> |
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Born and raised in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], he attended [[New Brunswick High School]].<ref>Baltin, Will. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/314574518/ "Roy Mack - Another New Brunswick Boy Who Has Made Good"], ''The Central Jersey Home News'', May 23, 1937. Accessed August 10, 2020. "Folks don't know him as Leroy McClure in the entertainment world, but rather as Roy Mack.... But few know that Roy is a New Brunswick boy who has really accomplished much in the world of make-believe.... He attended Bayard School and then entered the old high school on Livingston avenue where the present Roosevelt Junior High stands."</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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*''[[Bubbles (film)|Bubbles]]'' (1930) |
*''[[Bubbles (film)|Bubbles]]'' (1930) with [[Judy Garland]] |
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* ''[[The Silent Partner (1931 film)|The Silent Partner]]'' (1931) |
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*''[[Pie, Pie Blackbird]]'' (1932) with the [[Nicholas Brothers]] and [[Eubie Blake]] |
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*''[[Rufus Jones for President]]'' (1933) with [[Ethel Waters]] and [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] |
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*''[[That's the Spirit (1933 film)|That's the Spirit]]'' (1933) with [[Noble Sissle]] and an all black cast |
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*''[[Pleasure Island (1933 film)|Pleasure Island]]'' (1933) with [[Richard Powell (actor, born 1896)|Richard Powell]] |
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*''[[Paree, Paree]]'' (1934) with [[Bob Hope]] |
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*''[[Good Morning, Eve!]]'' (1934) early [[Technicolor]] short, with [[Leon Errol]] |
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*''[[Service with a Smile (1934 film)|Service With a Smile]]'' (1934) another early Technicolor short with Leon Errol |
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*''[[An All-Colored Vaudeville Show]]'' (1935) |
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*''[[Ups and Downs (1937 film)|Ups and Downs]]'' (1937) |
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*''Frances Carroll & The Coquettes'' (1939) featuring drummer [[Viola Smith]] |
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*''One for the Book'' (1940) |
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*''[[Double or Nothing (1940 film)|Double or Nothing]]'' (1940) |
*''[[Double or Nothing (1940 film)|Double or Nothing]]'' (1940) |
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*''[[Hillbilly Blitzkrieg]]'' (1942) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|0533073}} |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533073 Roy Mack at IMDB] |
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[[Category:1889 births]] |
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[[Category:1962 deaths]] |
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[[Category:New Brunswick High School alumni]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 7 November 2024
Roy Mack | |
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| Born | Leoy McClure December 14, 1889 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
| Died | January 16, 1962 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1930–1942 |
Roy Mack (December 14, 1889, New Brunswick, New Jersey - January 16, 1962, Los Angeles, California), born Leroy McClure, was an American director of film shorts, mostly comedy films, with 205 titles to his credit.[1][2]
Born and raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he attended New Brunswick High School.[3]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Bubbles (1930) with Judy Garland
- The Silent Partner (1931)
- Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932) with the Nicholas Brothers and Eubie Blake
- Rufus Jones for President (1933) with Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr.
- That's the Spirit (1933) with Noble Sissle and an all black cast
- Pleasure Island (1933) with Richard Powell
- Paree, Paree (1934) with Bob Hope
- Good Morning, Eve! (1934) early Technicolor short, with Leon Errol
- Service With a Smile (1934) another early Technicolor short with Leon Errol
- An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935)
- Ups and Downs (1937)
- Frances Carroll & The Coquettes (1939) featuring drummer Viola Smith
- One for the Book (1940)
- Double or Nothing (1940)
- Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942)
References
[edit]- ^ IMDB entry
- ^ Theiapolis entry
- ^ Baltin, Will. "Roy Mack - Another New Brunswick Boy Who Has Made Good", The Central Jersey Home News, May 23, 1937. Accessed August 10, 2020. "Folks don't know him as Leroy McClure in the entertainment world, but rather as Roy Mack.... But few know that Roy is a New Brunswick boy who has really accomplished much in the world of make-believe.... He attended Bayard School and then entered the old high school on Livingston avenue where the present Roosevelt Junior High stands."
External links
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