Harry O. Hoyt

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Harry O. Hoyt
Born	6 August 1885 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Died	29 July 1961 Los Angeles, California
Other name(s)	Harry Hoyt
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1913 - 1945

Harry O. Hoyt (6 August 1885 - 29 July 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose career began in the silent era. 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.

[edit] Selected filmography

• Jungle Menace (1937)
• Clancy of the Mounted (1933)
• The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
• The Lost World (1925)
• Daredevil Jack (1920)

[edit] External links

• Harry O. Hoyt at the Internet Movie Database

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NAME	Hoyt, Harry O.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Screenwriter, Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	6 August 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH	Minneapolis, Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH	29 July 1961
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California