Bryan Foy
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| Bryan Foy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 8, 1896 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died |
April 20, 1977 (aged 80) Los Angeles, United States |
| Occupation |
Film producer Film director |
| Years active | 1923–1963 |
Bryan Foy (December 8, 1896 – April 20, 1977) was an American film producer and director. He produced 214 films between 1924 and 1963. He also directed 41 films between 1923 and 1934. He was the eldest son of the vaudeville star Eddie Foy and appeared with his father in the vaudeville act "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys." He headed the B picture unit at Warner Bros. where he was known as "the keeper of the B's".[1] He also produced the 20th Century Fox war movie Guadalcanal Diary in 1943.
He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles from a heart attack.
Selected filmography
- Lights of New York (1928)
- Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
- Road Gang (1936)
- Love Is on the Air (1937)
- Marry the Girl (1937)
- West of Shanghai (1937)
- The Invisible Menace (1938)
- Girls on Probation (1938)
- Devil's Island (1939)
- Hell's Kitchen (1939)
- On Dress Parade (1939)
- South of Suez (1940)
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
- Berlin Correspondent (1942)
- The Undying Monster (1942)
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
- The Mad Magician (1954)
- PT-109 (1963)
References
- ↑ p.430 Senn, Bryan Golden Horrors 1996 McFarland
External links
- Bryan Foy at the Internet Movie Database
- Bryan Foy at Find a Grave
- Bryan Foy at AllRovi
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