Name Archie Mayo Role Film director | Spouse Lucille Wolf (m. ?–1945) | |
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Full Name Archibald L. Mayo Born January 29, 1891 New York Times, New York, United States Occupation Film director, screenwriter, actor Movies The Petrified Forest, A Night in Casablanca, Angel on My Shoulder, The Adventures of Marco, Svengali Similar People Leslie Howard, Michael Curtiz, Paul Muni, Marian Marsh, Claude Rains | ||
A night in Casablanca 1946 Director Archie Mayo ( HD )
Archibald L. "Archie" Mayo (January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor.
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- A night in Casablanca 1946 Director Archie Mayo HD
- Svengali 1931 JOHN BARRYMORE
- Early years
- Film
- Recognition
- Death
- References
Svengali (1931) JOHN BARRYMORE
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.
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.
Death
Mayo died of cancer in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 1968. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.