Harry O. Hoyt
Hoyt (August 6, 1885 – July 29, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent era. He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910. 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.
Also recorded as Harry Orlando Hoyt
Harry O. Hoyt

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- Name
- Harry O.
- Born
- 6 August 1885
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Died
- 29 July 1961
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
- Occupation
- Screenwriter Film director Scenarist
- Nationality
- United States
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His brother, actor Arthur Hoyt, also appeared in The Lost World. In November 1912, he married the former Florence Stark in Norwich, Connecticut. Together they had a son, Devereux Gerrard Hoyt, and daughter Daryl Hoyt.
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• Name — Harry O. Hoyt • Born — 6 August 1885 • Birthplace — Minneapolis, Minnesota • Died — 29 July 1961 • Place of death — Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California • Other Names — Harry Hoyt • Occupation — Screenwriter Film director Scenarist • Years Active — 1913–1945
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• Dimples (1916) • The Child of Destiny (1916) • The Moth (1917) • The Road to France (1918) • Hitting the Trail (1918) • The Beloved Blackmailer (1918) • By Hook or Crook (1918) • The Rough Neck (1919) • A Broadway Saint (1919) • Courage for Two (1919) • Daredevil Jack (1920) • The Rider of the King Log (1921) • Pardon My French (1921) • The Curse of Drink (1922) • That Woman (1922) • The Woman on the Jury (1924) • Sundown (1924) • The Love Gamble (1925) • The Unnamed Woman (1925) • The Primrose Path (1925) • The Lost World (1925) • When Love Grows Cold (1926) • The Belle of Broadway (1926) • The Better Way (1926) • The Adorable Deceiver (1926) • Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926) • Wandering Girls (1927) • The Kid Sister (1927) • Painting the Town (1927) • The Return of Boston Blackie (1927) • Bitter Apples (1927) • The Wizard (1927) • The Clown (1927) • The Count of Ten (1928) • Good Morning, Judge (1928) • The Passion Song (1928) • The Rampant Age (1930) • Second Honeymoon (1930) • The Man from New Mexico (1932) • Jungle Bride (1933) • Clancy of the Mounted (1933) • The Thrill Hunter (1933) • The Fighting Ranger (1934) • Headline Crasher (1936) • Robin Hood, Jr. (1936) • Jungle Menace (1937) • The Last Stand (1938) • Lady in the Death House (1944) • A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944) • The Missing Corpse (1945)
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- 1.Yale University. Alumni directory of Yale University: graduates and non-graduates. 521. 1920.
- 2.Reid, John Howard. Silent films & Early Talkies on DVD : a Classic Movie Fan's Guide. Lulu Press. 153–154. 2008. 9781435710733.
- 3.Incidents in Society. Norwich Bulletin. 5. November 27, 1912.
- 4.Johnston. Motion Picture News Blue Book. 122. 1929.
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