Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 – 29 July 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent era.[1] He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910.[2] His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation.[3] His brother, actor Arthur Hoyt, also appeared in The Lost World.
Harry O. Hoyt | |
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| Born | August 6, 1885 |
| Died | 29 July 1961 (aged 75) |
| Other names | Harry Hoyt |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Film director Scenarist |
| Years active | 1913–1945 |
| Spouse |
Florence Stark Hoyt (m. 1912) |
In November 1912, he married the former Florence Stark in Norwich, Connecticut.[4] Together they had a son, Devereux Gerrard Hoyt, and daughter Daryl Hoyt.[1]
Partial filmography edit
- Dimples (1916)
- The Child of Destiny (1916)
- The Moth (1917)
- The Road to France (1918)
- Hitting the Trail (1918)
- The Beloved Blackmailer (1918)
- By Hook or Crook (1918)
- The Rough Neck (1919)
- A Broadway Saint (1919)
- Courage for Two (1919)
- Daredevil Jack (1920)
- The Rider of the King Log (1921)
- Pardon My French (1921)
- The Curse of Drink (1922)
- That Woman (1922)
- The Woman on the Jury (1924)
- Sundown (1924)
- The Love Gamble (1925)
- The Unnamed Woman (1925)
- The Primrose Path (1925)
- The Lost World (1925)
- When Love Grows Cold (1926)
- The Belle of Broadway (1926)
- The Better Way (1926)
- The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
- Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926)
- Wandering Girls (1927)
- The Kid Sister (1927)
- Painting the Town (1927)
- The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
- Bitter Apples (1927)
- The Wizard (1927)
- The Clown (1927)
- The Count of Ten (1928)
- Good Morning, Judge (1928)
- The Passion Song (1928)
- The Rampant Age (1930)
- Second Honeymoon (1930)
- The Man from New Mexico (1932)
- Jungle Bride (1933)
- Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
- The Thrill Hunter (1933)
- The Fighting Ranger (1934)
- Headline Crasher (1936)
- Robin Hood, Jr. (1936)
- Jungle Menace (1937)
- The Last Stand (1938)
- Lady in the Death House (1944)
- A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
- The Missing Corpse (1945)
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References edit
- ^ a b Johnston, William A., ed. (1929). "Motion Picture News Blue Book": 122. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Alumni directory of Yale University: graduates and non-graduates. New Haven: Yale University. 1920. p. 521. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (2008). Silent films & Early Talkies on DVD : a Classic Movie Fan's Guide. Morrisville, NC: Lulu Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 9781435710733.
- ^ "Incidents in Society". Norwich Bulletin. Norwich, Connecticut. 27 November 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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