Leila McIntyre (December 20, 1882 – January 9, 1953) was an American actress and vaudeville performer.
Leila McIntyre | |
|---|---|
 McIntyre in 1911 | |
| Born | December 20, 1882 Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 1953 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1903–1946 |
| Spouse |
John Hyams
(m. 1904; died 1940) |
| Children | Leila Hyams |
Early life edit
Leila McIntyre was from Vermont,[1] She was on stage from childhood.[2]
Career edit
Leila McIntyre was a vaudeville performer,[3] first as half of Linton & McIntyre, "The Chattering Chums",[4] and finding fame as part of the Hyams & McIntyre comedy team with her husband, John Hyams.[5] She appeared in several Broadway productions, including Mother Goose (1903),[6] A Little of Everything (1904),[7] York State Folks (1905), The Girl of My Dreams (1911)[8] and The Dancing Duchess (1914).[9] In a review of The Girl of My Dreams, the New York Times noted that McIntyre had "a pretty saucer-eyed innocent stare and quavering treble" suited to her ingenue role.[10]
Leila McIntyre appeared in almost forty films, usually in small roles, including twice as Mary Todd Lincoln, in The Plainsman (1936) and in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936). She was also seen in Hurricane (1929), On the Level (1930), Marriage on Approval (1933), Her Secret (1933), Private Worlds (1935), Murder in the Fleet, Mr. Cinderella (1936), Pick a Star (1937),[11] The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) and Captain Eddie (1945). Her last film role was in The Hoodlum Saint (1946).[12]
Personal life edit
Leila McIntyre married fellow actor John Hyams, in 1904. Their daughter, Leila Hyams (1905-1977), also became an actress.[13] Leila McIntyre was widowed in 1940.[14] She died in 1953, aged 70 years, in Los Angeles, California.[15]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Hurricane | Mrs. Stevens | |
| 1930 | On the Level | Mom Whalen | |
| 1931 | City Lights | Flower Shop Assistant | Uncredited |
| 1932 | Forbidden | Uncredited | |
| 1933 | Footlight Parade | Mother in 'Honeymoon Hotel' | Uncredited |
| 1933 | Marriage on Approval | Mary MacDonald | |
| 1933 | Her Secret | Dean of Women | |
| 1934 | Dr. Monica | Elizabeth - Monica's Maid | Uncredited |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Banker's Wife | Uncredited |
| 1935 | Private Worlds | Mrs. Marley | |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | Mrs. Ambrose Justin | Uncredited |
| 1935 | The Virginia Judge | Mrs. Stuart | |
| 1935 | Coronado | Hotel Guest | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Dangerous Waters | Mrs. Brunch | Uncredited |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Mary Todd Lincoln | |
| 1936 | We Went to College | Mrs. Tomlin | Uncredited |
| 1936 | Mr. Cinderella | Mrs. Wilberforce | |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Mary Todd Lincoln | Uncredited |
| 1937 | Pick a Star | Mrs. McGregor | |
| 1939 | Zenobia | Mrs. Langhorn | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Women | Woman with Bundles | Uncredited |
| 1939 | The Housekeeper's Daughter | Mrs. Randall | |
| 1940 | Framed | Elderly Woman | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Juror | Uncredited |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Mrs. Thompson | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Accent on Love | Elderly Woman | Uncredited |
| 1941 | Private Nurse | Woman in Flower Shop | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | Mrs. Dillon | Uncredited |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Crash Dive | Senator's Wife | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Bridge Player | Uncredited |
| 1945 | A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | Jimmy's Mother | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Nob Hill | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1945 | Captain Eddie | Mrs. Foley | |
| 1945 | Fallen Angel | Bank Clerk | Uncredited |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Mrs. Ryan | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References edit
- ^ "Easter Blooms in the Theaters" The Gazette Times, Pittsburgh (April 20, 1919): 54. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Lincoln Stage Notes" The Lincoln Daily Star (October 13, 1911): 7. via Newspapers.com
- ^ "Orpheum Offerings" Western Magazine (November 1, 1919): xii.
- ^ "Advance Comment" The Capital (July 19, 1902): 11.
- ^ Anthony Slide, Encyclopedia of Vaudeville (University Press of Mississippi 2012): 256-257. ISBN 9781617032509
- ^ "Klaw and Erlanger are Well Prepared" Broadway Weekly (August 18, 1904): 17.
- ^ Roland Burke Hennessy, "The American Stage: A Little of Everything and Much of Faye Templeton" Broadway Weekly (June 23, 1904): 12.
- ^ "Leila McIntyre in The Girl of my Dreams" Cosmopolitan Magazine (November 1911): 807.
- ^ "Hyams & McIntyre" in Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, eds., Vaudeville Old & New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performances in America (Psychology Press 2007): 545-546. ISBN 9780415938532
- ^ "'Girl of My Dreams' at the Criterion" New York Times (August 8, 1911): 9. via ProQuest
- ^ Mark Potts, Dave Shephard, What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy (2007): 170. ISBN 9780955531835
- ^ Leila McIntyre filmography, Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ "Leila Hyams, 72, Golden Girl of Movies in 20's and 30's, Dies" New York Times (December 9, 1977): 2.
- ^ "John Hyams; Old Time Vaudeville Actor and Father of Film Actress, Leila" New York Times (December 11, 1940): 28.
- ^ "Mrs. Leila McIntyre" Tampa Tribune (January 11, 1953): 6. via Newspapers.com
External links edit
- Leila McIntyre at IMDb
- Leila McIntyre's listing at IBDB.
- Leila McIntyre's gravesite, on Find a Grave.
- Portrait of John Hyams and Leila McIntyre, in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections.
- A postcard image of Leila McIntyre, from the Stuart A. Lassen Postcard Collection, Willard Library Digital Collections.