Harry Myers

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Harry C. Myers

Born (1882-09-05)September 5, 1882
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died December 25, 1938(1938-12-25) (aged 56)
Hollywood, California, USA
Occupation Actor, film director
Years active 1908-1938
Spouse(s) Rosemary Theby (1915–1938; his death)

Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 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.

Film career

Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1909.[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 (1931).[2] His career declined after the introduction of sound films.[1] Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed 54 films between 1913 and 1917.

Selected filmography

Advertisement (1916)
The Connecting Bath (1916)

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. ↑ Joseph P. Eckhardt, The king of the movies: film pioneer Siegmund Lubin, page 97

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