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==Death==
==Death==
On December 22, 1966, Beaumont died at [[Saint John's Health Center|St. John's Hospital]] in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Funeral Set for Harry Beaumont|date=December 24, 1966|work=The Los Angeles Times|page=B3|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> He was buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]].
On December 22, 1966, Beaumont died at [[Saint John's Health Center|St. John's Hospital]] in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Funeral Set for Harry Beaumont|date=December 24, 1966|work=The Los Angeles Times|page=B3|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> He was buried in [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]].
[[File:Filling His Own Shoes 1917.jpg|thumb|left|450px|Essanay silent film director Harry Beaumont, wearing tinted pince-nez, watches Bryant Washburn and Hazel Daly act out a scene for "Filling His Own Shoes" (1917). The cameraman Will E. Smith cranks a Bell & Howell model 2709 motion picture camera.]]
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==Selected filmography==


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==Selected filmography==
[[File:Filling His Own Shoes 1917.jpg|thumb||Beaumont directing Bryant Washburn and Hazel Daly in ''Filling His Own Shoes'' (1917).]]
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* ''[[Main Street (1923 film)|Main Street]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Main Street (1923 film)|Main Street]]'' (1923)

Revision as of 18:33, 6 December 2013

For rugby league footballer of the 1900s, see Harry Beaumont (rugby league).

Harry Beaumont
Beaumont directing a scene for the 1919 film A Man and His Money
Born(1888-02-10)February 10, 1888
Abilene, Kansas, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1966(1966-12-22) (aged 78)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1911–1948
SpouseHazel Daly
Children2

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 MGM.

Career

Beaumont's greatest successes were during the silent film era, when he directed films including John Barrymore's Beau Brummel (1924), the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford. Beaumont also directed MGM's first talkie musical, The Broadway Melody in 1929. The film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year, and Beaumont was nominated for Best Director.

Personal life

Beaumont was married to actress Hazel Daly.[1] The couple had twin daughters Anne and Geraldine, born in 1922.[2][3]

Death

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.

Selected filmography

Beaumont directing Bryant Washburn and Hazel Daly in Filling His Own Shoes (1917).

Director

Writer

References

  1. ^ "Musical Shows Seen As Field For Sound Film". St. Petersburg Times. January 13, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Harry Beaumont Proud Father of Twin Girls". The Baltimore Sun. September 17, 1922. p. D5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ Weaver, Sylva (April 11, 1939). "Eastertide Divides Desert Folk". The Los Angeles Times. p. A5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Funeral Set for Harry Beaumont". The Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1966. p. B3. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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