Harry O. Hoyt

Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 – 29 July 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent era.^[1] He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910.^[2] His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation.^[3] His brother, actor Arthur Hoyt, also appeared in The Lost World.

Harry O. Hoyt
Born	(1885-08-06)August 6, 1885 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	29 July 1961(1961-07-29) (aged 75) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Other names	Harry Hoyt
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter Film director Scenarist
Years active	1913–1945
Spouse	Florence Stark Hoyt ​ (m. 1912)​

In November 1912, he married the former Florence Stark in Norwich, Connecticut.^[4] Together they had a son, Devereux Gerrard Hoyt, and daughter Daryl Hoyt.^[1]

Partial filmography

• Dimples (1916)
• The Child of Destiny (1916)
• The Moth (1917)
• The Road to France (1918)
• Hitting the Trail (1918)
• The Beloved Blackmailer (1918)
• By Hook or Crook (1918)
• The Rough Neck (1919)
• A Broadway Saint (1919)
• Courage for Two (1919)
• Daredevil Jack (1920)
• The Rider of the King Log (1921)
• Pardon My French (1921)
• The Curse of Drink (1922)
• That Woman (1922)
• The Woman on the Jury (1924)
• Sundown (1924)
• The Love Gamble (1925)
• The Unnamed Woman (1925)
• The Primrose Path (1925)
• The Lost World (1925)
• When Love Grows Cold (1926)
• The Belle of Broadway (1926)
• The Better Way (1926)
• The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926)
• Wandering Girls (1927)
• The Kid Sister (1927)
• Painting the Town (1927)
• The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
• Bitter Apples (1927)
• The Wizard (1927)
• The Clown (1927)
• The Count of Ten (1928)
• Good Morning, Judge (1928)
• The Passion Song (1928)
• The Rampant Age (1930)
• Second Honeymoon (1930)
• The Man from New Mexico (1932)
• Jungle Bride (1933)
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
• The Thrill Hunter (1933)
• The Fighting Ranger (1934)
• Headline Crasher (1936)
• Robin Hood, Jr. (1936)
• Jungle Menace (1937)
• The Last Stand (1938)
• Lady in the Death House (1944)
• A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
• The Missing Corpse (1945)

External links

• Harry O. Hoyt at IMDb

References

1. Johnston, William A., ed. (1929). "Motion Picture News Blue Book": 122. Retrieved 18 August 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. Alumni directory of Yale University: graduates and non-graduates. New Haven: Yale University. 1920. p. 521. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
3. Reid, John Howard (2008). Silent films & Early Talkies on DVD : a Classic Movie Fan's Guide. Morrisville, NC: Lulu Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 9781435710733.
4. "Incidents in Society". Norwich Bulletin. Norwich, Connecticut. 27 November 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2015.