Name Melville Shyer Role Film director | Spouse Lois Delaney Children Charles Shyer | |
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Full Name Melville Jacob Shyer Born September 28, 1895 ( 1895-09-28 ) Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States Occupation Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter Died September 14, 1968, Palm Springs, California, United States Grandchildren Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Annie Meyers-Shyer Movies Mad Youth, The Road to Ruin, The Murder in the Museum, Sucker Money, Confessions of a Vice Baron Similar People Charles Shyer, Dorothy Davenport, Mary Ainslee, Betty Compson, Chill Wills | ||
Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968) 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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Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish background.
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
As director
As screenwriter
As associate producer
As production manager
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