Harry Beaumont

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Harry Beaumont
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Director, actor, screenwriter
Years active1911–1948
SpouseHazel Daly
Children2
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

Warner Brothers, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
.

Career

Beaumont's greatest successes were during the

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

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
.

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.
  3. ^ Weaver, Sylva (April 11, 1939). "Eastertide Divides Desert Folk". The Los Angeles Times. p. A5.
  4. ^ "Funeral Set for Harry Beaumont". The Los Angeles Times. December 24, 1966. p. B3.

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