Years active 1923–1963 Name Bryan Foy | Role Film producer | |
Born December 8, 1896 ( 1896-12-08 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Resting place Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles Occupation Film producer, film director Relatives Eddie Foy, Jr., brother Died April 20, 1977, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Vivian Edwards (m. 1926–1949) Parents Madeline Morando, Eddie Foy, Sr. Siblings Eddie Foy, Jr., Richard Foy, Charley Foy, Madeline Foy, Irving Foy, Mary Foy Movies Lights of New York, House of Wax, The Miracle of Our Lady, Guadalcanal Diary, The Mad Magician Similar People Eddie Foy - Sr, Eddie Foy - Jr, Crane Wilbur, Cullen Landis, Lewis Seiler | ||
Bryan Foy (December 8, 1896 – April 20, 1977) was an American film producer and director. He produced 214 films between 1924 and 1963. He also directed 41 films between 1923 and 1934. He headed the B picture unit at Warner Bros. where he was known as "the keeper of the B's".
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 8, 1896. He was the eldest son of the vaudeville star Eddie Foy and appeared with his father in the vaudeville act "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys." The act broke up when Bryan Foy left to join the U.S. Army in World War I in 1918, after which his remaining siblings continued performing with their father under the title, "Eddie Foy and the Younger Foys", through 1923, when their father retired.
He was also a songwriter, and by 1916 had several published songs, including "My Honolulu Girl".
He produced the 20th Century Fox war movie Guadalcanal Diary in 1943.
He died in Los Angeles from a heart attack on April 20, 1977. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.