Director
Harry Beaumont
138 years · Abilene, Kansas, USA · 75 films
From Wikipedia 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 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 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. Beaumont was married to actress Hazel Daly. The couple had twin daughters Anne and Geraldine, born in 1922. 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.
Best known for
Filmography 75
Alias a Gentleman
1948 · Director
Undercover Maisie
1947 · Director
The Show-Off
1946 · Director
Up Goes Maisie
1946 · Director
Twice Blessed
1945 · Director
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Director
When's Your Birthday?
1937 · Director
On Philo
The Girl on the Front Page
1936 · Director
Enchanted April
1935 · Director
Murder in the Private Car
1934 · Director
Should Ladies Behave
1933 · Director
When Ladies Meet
1933 · Director
Made on Broadway
1933 · Director
Faithless
1932 · Director
Unashamed
1932 · Director
Are You Listening?
1932 · Director
West of Broadway
1931 · Director
The Great Lover
1931 · Director
Laughing Sinners
1931 · Director
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931 · Director
Those Three French Girls
1930 · Director
Our Blushing Brides
1930 · Director, Producer
On Plex
The Florodora Girl
1930 · Director
Children of Pleasure
1930 · Director