Archie Mayo

Archie Mayo
Born	Archibald L. Mayo January 29, 1891 New York Times, New York, United States
Died	December 4, 1968 (aged 77) Guadalajara, Mexico
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, actor

Archibald L. "Archie" Mayo (January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor.^[1]

Early years

The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at Columbia University.^[2]

Film

Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917. His films include Is Everybody Happy? (1929) with Ted Lewis, Bought! (1931) with Constance Bennett, Night After Night (1932) with Mae West, The Doorway to Hell (1930) with James Cagney and Lew Ayres, Convention City (1933) with Joan Blondell, The Mayor of Hell (1933) with James Cagney, The Petrified Forest (1936) with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, and The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) with Gary Cooper.

Mayo retired in 1946, shortly after completing A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers and Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.

Recognition

Mayo has a star at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.^[3]

Death

Mayo died of cancer in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 1978.^[2] He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Filmography

• Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
• Money Talks (1926)
• Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
• The College Widow (1927)
• Dearie (1927)
• State Street Sadie (1928)
• The Crimson City (1928)
• On Trial (1928)
• My Man (1928)
• Sonny Boy (1929)
• Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
• The Sacred Flame (1929)
• Wide Open (1930)
• Courage (1930)
• Oh Sailor Behave (1930)
• The Doorway to Hell (1930)
• Illicit (1931)
• Svengali (1931)
• Under 18 (1931)
• Night After Night (1932)
• Street of Women (1932)
• The Expert (1932)
• The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
• The Mayor of Hell (1933)
• Ever in My Heart (1933)
• Convention City (1933)
• Gambling Lady (1934)
• The Man with Two Faces (1934)
• Desirable (1934)
• Bordertown (1935)
• Go Into Your Dance (1935)
• The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
• The Petrified Forest (1936)
• I Married a Doctor (1936)
• Give Me Your Heart (1936)
• Black Legion (1937)
• It's Love I'm After (1937)
• The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
• Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
• They Shall Have Music (1939)
• The House Across the Bay (1940)
• Four Sons (1940)
• The Great American Broadcast (1941)
• Charley's Aunt (1941)
• Confirm or Deny (1941)
• Moontide (1942)
• Orchestra Wives (1942)
• Crash Dive (1943)
• Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
• A Night in Casablanca (1946)
• Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

References

1. "Archie Mayo". AllMovie.
2. Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
3. "Archie Mayo". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

External links

• Archie Mayo at the Internet Movie Database