Lawson Harris

William Lawson Harris^[1] (1897–1948) was an American director and actor who made a number of films in Australia. He came to Australia originally at the behest of Arthur Shirley to work as production manager on The Throwback (1920) and stayed out there for a number of years.

Harris was the father of actor and director John Derek.

Filmography

The Throwback (1920) (abandoned) - production manager
Circumstance (1922) - director, actor
A Daughter of Australia (1922) - director, actor
Sunshine Sally (1922) - director
Law or Loyalty (1922) - director

References

↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3715234

External links

Lawson Harris at the Internet Movie Database
Lawson Harris at National Film and Sound Archive

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