H. C. Potter
H. C. Potter | |
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Born | November 13, 1904 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | August 31, 1977 Southampton, New York, U.S. | (aged 72)
Education | Yale University (BA, MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, theatre director, theatre producer |
Henry Codman Potter (sometimes II or Jr.; November 13, 1904 – August 31, 1977) was an American theatrical producer and director as well as movie director.
Biography
H.C. Potter was born in New York City, the grandson of the Right Rev.
The films he directed include
An avid private pilot, he served during World War II as superintendent of operations at
In 1958, he retired from film work and moved to New York City, where he opened a stage production office with Richard Meyers, and pursued his hobby of training Labrador retrievers for field trials.
On February 8, 1960, H.C. Potter's name was placed in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star is located at 6633 Hollywood Blvd.[1]
Retirement afforded Potter the opportunity to indulge his passion for writing scholarly monographs about Sherlock Holmes for The Baker Street Journal. In 1971 he was awarded membership in The Baker Street Irregulars, the New York-based organization that keeps green the memory of Sherlock Holmes. Potter was granted the investiture "The Final Problem".[2]
In addition, Potter twice won the Morley-Montgomery Award, one of the highest distinctions given by the BSI, for his articles "Reflections on Canonical Vehicles and Something of the Horse" (1971) and '"John H. Watson, Word Painter" (1976).[3]
Potter married Lucilla Annie Wylie in 1926. Their three sons were Daniel J. Potter, M.D., Robert A. Potter, Ph.D., and Earl Wylie Potter, Esq. H.C. Potter died in Southampton, New York on August 31, 1977.
Selected filmography
- Beloved Enemy (1936)
- The Shopworn Angel (1938)
- Blackmail (1939)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
- Second Chorus (1940)
- Hellzapoppin (1941)
- Victory Through Air Power (1943)
- Mr. Lucky (1943)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
- The Time of Your Life (1948)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
- The Miniver Story (1950)
References
- ^ "H. C. Potter | Hollywood Walk of Fame". Walkoffame.com. 1960-02-08. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "The Investitured (Or Invested) Irregulars" (PDF). Sherlocktron.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- ^ "The Baker Street Journal". The Baker Street Journal. 2 May 2001. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
External links
- H. C. Potter at the Internet Broadway Database
- H. C. Potter at IMDb