Melville Shyer
Shyer in 1937
Born
Melville Jacob Shyer

(1895-09-28)September 28, 1895
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
DiedSeptember 14, 1968
(aged 72)
Palm Springs, California, United States
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Spouses
Lois Lorraine Jones
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(m. 1937, divorced)​
Marybell C. Langdon
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(m. 1967)​
ChildrenCharles Shyer
RelativesHallie Meyers-Shyer (granddaughter)

Melville Jacob Shyer[1][2] (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968)[1] 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.

Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer.[3] His family was of German-Jewish background.[4]

His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.

Filmography

As director

As screenwriter

As associate producer

As production manager

As assistant director

References

  1. ^ a b According to the State of California. California Death Index, 1940–1997. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/caldeaths
  2. ^ World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918
  3. ^ "Obituary 1 -- No Title". The New York Times. March 6, 1934.
  4. ^ "Celebrity Jews in Hollywood - at the movies and more". Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2018.

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