Directing
Harry Beaumont
- Born
- Feb 10, 1888 · Aged 78
- Died
- Dec 22, 1966
- Place of birth
- Abilene, Kansas, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 12
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 76
Biography
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,…
