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Melville Shyer
American film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melville Jacob Shyer[1][2] (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968)[1] was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50 years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith.
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Born | Melville Jacob Shyer (1895-09-28)September 28, 1895 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 14, 1968 (aged 72) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
Spouses | Lois Lorraine Jones
(m. 1937, divorced)Marybell C. Langdon (m. 1967) |
Children | Charles Shyer |
Relatives | Hallie Meyers-Shyer (granddaughter) |
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Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer.[3] His family was of German-Jewish background.[4]
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.