Harold M. Shaw | |
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 The Edison Kinetogram, 1912 | |
| Born | Harold Marvin Shaw November 3, 1877 Brownsville, Tennessee, United States |
| Died | January 30, 1926 (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Stage performer, screen actor and director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1894–1926 |
| Spouse(s) | Myrtle Chapman (m. 1900–div. before 1910) Edna Flugrath (m. 1917–1926; his death) |
Harold Marvin Shaw (also cited in some records as Henry Marvin Shaw; November 3, 1877 – January 30, 1926) was an American stage performer, film actor, screenwriter, and director during the silent era.[1][a] A native of Tennessee, he worked in theatrical plays and vaudeville for 16 years before he began acting in motion pictures for Edison Studios in New York City in 1910 and then started regularly directing shorts there two years later. Shaw next served briefly as a director for Independent Moving Pictures (IMP) in New York before moving to England in May 1913 to be "chief producer" for the newly established London Film Company.[2] During World War I, he relocated to South Africa, where in 1916 he directed the film De Voortrekkers in cooperation with African Film Productions, Limited. Shaw also established his own production company while in South Africa, completing there two more releases, The Rose of Rhodesia in 1918 and the comedy Thoroughbreds All in 1919. After directing films once again in England under contract with Stoll Pictures, he finally returned to the United States in 1922 and later directed several screen projects for Metro Pictures in California before his death in Los Angeles in 1926. During his 15-year film career, Shaw worked on more than 125 films either as a director, actor, or screenwriter.
- ^ "California Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", certified death certificate 200-2500 of "Henry Marvin Shaw", signed 2 February 1926, Los Angeles, Bureau of Vital Statistics, California Board of Health, microform of original certificate ; California State Archives, Sacramento. FamilySearch archives (hereinafter cited as FamSearch), Salt Lake City, Utah.
- ^ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925" (M1490), subset 1906—1925; digital image of original 12 April 1916 application of Harold M. Shaw recorded at United States embassy in London for travel to South Africa; U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C.; archives, FamSearch.
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