Harry Beaumont

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For rugby league footballer of the 1900s, see Harry Beaumont (rugby league).
Harry Beaumont
File:Harry Beaumont 1921.jpg
1921
Born (1888-02-10)February 10, 1888
Abilene, Kansas, U.S.
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Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Nationality American
Occupation Director, actor, screenwriter
Years active 1911–1948
Spouse(s) Hazel Daly
Children 2
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Beaumont directing a scene for the film A Man and His Money (1919)

Harry Beaumont (10 February 1888 – 22 December 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.

Career

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.

Personal life and death

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

On 22 December 1966, Beaumont died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California.[4] His gravesite is at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.

Filmography

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

Director

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Writer

References

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External links

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