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Hugh Fay

Hugh Fay

Ad for the American comedy short film A Lady Bell Hop's Secret (1919) with Hugh Fay (1882 – 1926) and Betty Carpenter (1899 – 1982), on the inside back cover of the April 27, 1919 Film Daily. The reference to the negative being found refers to its being stolen earlier that year from either the Los Angeles studio or while in transit by rail car.

Fox Film Corporation · The Film Daily (Jan. - Jun. 1919) at the Internet Archive · Public domain

Born
1882 · New York City.
Died
1926 · Los Angeles.
Nationality
United States
Occupation
actor · film director
Languages
English

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 31 August 2026.

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