Harry Beaumont

From Wikipedia Harry Beaumont February 10 1888 December 22 1966 was an American film director actor and screenwriter He worked for a variety of production companies including Fox Goldwyn Metro Warner Brothers and MetroGoldwynMayer Beaumonts greatest successes were during the silent film era when he directed films including John Barrymores Beau Brummel 1924 and the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters 1928 featuring Joan Crawford He then directed MGMs first talkie musical The Broadway Melody 1929 The latter film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year and Beaumont was nominated for Best Director Beaumont was married to actress Hazel Daly The couple had twin daughters Anne and Geraldine born in 1922 On December 22 1966 Beaumont died at St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica California4 He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale