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Archie Mayo

Archie Mayo

American actor and film director (1891–1968)


Archibald L. Mayo (January 29, 1891 December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor.[1]

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Early years

The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at Columbia University.[2]

Film

Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917. His films include Is Everybody Happy? (1929) with Ted Lewis, Bought! (1931) with Constance Bennett, Night After Night (1932) with Mae West, The Doorway to Hell (1930) with James Cagney and Lew Ayres, Convention City (1933) with Joan Blondell, The Mayor of Hell (1933) with James Cagney, The Petrified Forest (1936) with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, and The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) with Gary Cooper.

Mayo retired in 1946, shortly after completing A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers and Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.

Recognition

Mayo has a star at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.[3]

Death

Mayo died of cancer in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 1968.[2] He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.[4]

Filmography

Mayo and Ann Pennington from a 1929 magazine

References

  1. "Archie Mayo". AllMovie.
  2. Aaker, Everett (2013). George Raft: The Films. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 9780786493135. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. "Archie Mayo". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

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