Hugh Fay
Hugh Fay (June 9, 1882 – December 4, 1925) was an American comedic actor and film director. He appeared in vaudeville and silent films. He was the son of Irish vaudevillian Henry "Hugh" Fay.
Hugh Fay
Fox Film Corporation · The Film Daily (Jan. - Jun. 1919) at the Internet Archive · Public domain
- Name
- Hugh Fay
- Born
- 9 July 1882
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 4 December 1925
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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The comedic actress Elfie Fay was his sister.
Still from the American comedy short film The Fatal Marriage (1918) with Hugh Fay, Billie Ritchie, and an unidentified actress (probably Betty Carpenter), on page 26 of the November 2, 1918 Exhibitors Herald.
Fox Film Corporation · Exhibitors Herald (Sep. - Dec. 1918) on the Internet Archive
Advertisement promoting the comedy short films of Neely Edwards and Hugh Fay as the Hall Room Boys, on page 4 of the March 13, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
Hall Room Boys Photoplays / C.B.C. Film Sales Corp. · Exhibitors Herald (Jan. - Mar. 1920) on the Internet Archive
Key facts
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• Name — Hugh Fay • Born — 9 July 1882 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Died — 4 December 1925 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • film director • Years Active — 1915–1925 • Relatives — Elfie Fay (sister)
Actor
Actor
• Crooked to the End (1915) • A Hash House Fraud (1915) • Mabel Lost and Won (1915) as the vamp's friend • An Oily Scoundrel (1916) • Her Donkey Love (1917) • A Matrimonial Accident (1917) • Stars and Bars (1917) • Son of a Gun (1918) • Are Married Policemen Safe? (1918) • A Neighbor's Keyhole (1918) • The Failed Marriage (1918) • A Lady Bellhop's Secret (1919) • Better Times (1919) as Jack Ransom • Almost Married) (1919) as Manny Morrison • A Favor to a Friend (1919) as Danny Abbott • Please Get Married (1919) as Soapy Higgins • Hired and Fired (1920) • A Kick in the High Life (1920) • Little Annie Rooney (1925) as Spider • Spuds (1927) as Spy
Director
Director
• Won By a Foot (1917) • The Rainmaker (1922) • Glad Rags (1922) • It's a Gift (1923) • Tour Service (1926)
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- 1.Walker, Brent E. Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. January 13, 2010. 9780786457076.
- 2.Briscoe, Johnson. The Actors' Birthday Book: First -third Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first. Moffat, Yard. November 30, 1909.
- 3.Actors Hugh Fay and Charles Arling tie Louella Maxam to a railroad. Getty Images.
- 4.Massa, Steve. Lame Brains and Lunatics. BearManor Media. April 4, 2013.
- 5.Hugh Fay, Harry McCoy, 1920. Getty Images.
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