Harry O. Hoyt

Harry O. Hoyt
Born	6 August 1885 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	29 July 1961 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Other names	Harry Hoyt
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director Scenarist
Years active	1913–1945
Spouse(s)	Florence Stark Hoyt

Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 - 29 July 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

• The Child of Destiny (1916)
• Daredevil Jack (1920)
• The Woman on the Jury (1924)
• The Lost World (1925)
• When Love Grows Cold (1926)
• The Belle of Broadway (1926)
• The Better Way (1926)
• The Adorable Deceiver (1926)
• Wandering Girls (1927)
• The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
• Bitter Apples (1927)
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
• The Thrill Hunter (1933)
• The Fighting Ranger (1934)
• Jungle Menace (1937)
• Lady in the Death House (1944)
• The Missing Corpse (1945)

External links

• Harry O. Hoyt at the Internet Movie Database

References

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