American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888–1966)
Harry Beaumont
Beaumont in 1921
Born (1888-02-10 ) February 10, 1888Died December 22, 1966(1966-12-22) (aged 78) Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Nationality American Occupation(s) Director, actor, screenwriter Years active 1911–1948 Spouse Hazel Daly Children 2
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 Our Dancing Daughters Joan Crawford . He then directed MGM's first talkie musical, The Broadway Melody 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] [ 2] [ 3]
On 22 December 1966, Beaumont died at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California .[ 4] Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale .
Filmography
Beaumont directing Bryant Washburn and Hazel Daly in Filling His Own Shoes (1917)
Director
Writer
References
^ "Musical Shows Seen As Field For Sound Film" . St. Petersburg Times . January 13, 1929. p. 7. Retrieved February 20, 2013 .^ "Harry Beaumont Proud Father of Twin Girls". The Baltimore Sun . September 17, 1922. p. D5. ^ Weaver, Sylva (April 11, 1939). "Eastertide Divides Desert Folk". The Los Angeles Times . p. A5. ^ "Funeral Set for Harry Beaumont". The Los Angeles Times . December 24, 1966. p. B3.
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