Harry Myers
| Harry C. Myers | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1882 New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Died | December 25, 1938 (aged 56) Hollywood, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor Film director |
| Years active | 1908 – 1938 |
Harry C. Myers (5 September 1882 – 25 December 1938), sometimes credited as Henry Myers, was an American film actor and director. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia. He was married to the actress Rosemary Theby.
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[edit] Film career
Harry Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1910.[1] By 1914 he was directing his own comedy shorts featuring him and his wife, Rosemary Theby for Universal, the Vim Comedy Company, and Pathé studios. After 1920 he had many starring roles in feature length films, the most notable of which was as the eccentric millionaire in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights.[2] His career declined after the introduction of sound films.[1] Myers appeared in 245 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed 42 films between 1913 and 1917.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Baby (1915)
- The Masked Rider (1919)
- The Prospector's Vengeance (1920)
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1922)
- In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)
- Stephen Steps Out (1923)
- Listen Lester (1924)
- Zander the Great (1925)
- Get 'Em Young (1926)
- Exit Smiling (1926)
- City Lights (1931)
- Managed Money (1934)
- Allez Oop (1934)
- Mississippi (1935)
- Mixed Magic (1936)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Steve Massa and Ben Model, Cruel and Unusual Comedy, film notes written by Steve Massa and Ben Model for the film series "Cruel and Unusual Comedy: Social Commentary in the American Slapstick Film" presented at MoMA May 20 to June 1, 2009.
- ^ Joseph P. Eckhardt, The king of the movies: film pioneer Siegmund Lubin, page 97
[edit] Further reading
- The Moving picture world - Moving Picture Exhibitors' Association - 1914 - Performing Arts - Harry C. Myers. Lubin Actor-Director
- Guide to the silent years of American cinema by Donald W. McCaffrey, Christopher P. Jacobs - Harry Myers
[edit] External links
- Harry Myers at the Internet Movie Database
- Harry Myers at the Internet Broadway Database (as Henry Myers)
- Henry C. Myers at Find a Grave
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