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Name
  
Millard Webb

Role
  
Screenwriter

Children
  
Barbara Jane Webb


Died
  
April 21, 1935, Los Angeles, California, United States

Spouse
  
Mary Eaton (m. 1929–1935), Lydia Stocking (m. 1918–1923)

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Movies
  
The Sea Beast, Glorifying the American, The Drop Kick, Reaching for the Moon, Where the North Begins

Millard Webb (6 December 1893 – 21 April 1935), was an American screenwriter and director. He directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast costarring Dolores Costello. Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929. His active years were from 1916 to 1933.

He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918 - 1923) (her death) (1 child) and Mary Eaton (1929-1935) (his death).

He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment.

Partial filmography

  • Let Katie Do It (1916) (*assistant director)
  • The Man from Painted Post (1917)
  • Hearts of Youth (1921)
  • Where the North Begins (1923) (*adaptation)
  • The Sea Beast (1926)
  • An Affair of the Follies (1927)
  • The Drop Kick (1927)
  • Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
  • The Happy Ending (1931)
  • References

    Millard Webb Wikipedia