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American screenwriter, film director

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

Harry O. Hoyt (August 6, 1885 – July 29, 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.

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

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• 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)

• Harry O. Hoyt at IMDb

1. ^ a b Johnston, William A., ed. (1929). "Motion Picture News Blue Book": 122. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
2. ^ Alumni directory of Yale University: graduates and non-graduates. New Haven: Yale University. 1920. p. 521. Retrieved August 18, 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. November 27, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

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