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Homer Croy(1883-1965)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Homer Croy was born on 11 March 1883 in Maryville, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and director, known for They Had to See Paris (1929), I'm from Missouri (1939) and The Harvester (1936). He was married to Mae Bell Savell. He died on 24 May 1965 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 11, 1883
DiedMay 24, 1965(82)
BornMarch 11, 1883
DiedMay 24, 1965(82)
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Known for

Fifi D'Orsay and Will Rogers in They Had to See Paris (1929)
They Had to See Paris
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1929
Bob Burns and Gladys George in I'm from Missouri (1939)
I'm from Missouri
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1939
Alice Brady, Cora Sue Collins, Russell Hardie, and Ann Rutherford in The Harvester (1936)
The Harvester
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1936
Alice Brady, Anita Louise, and Douglass Montgomery in Lady Tubbs (1935)
Lady Tubbs
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1935

Credits

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Writer

  • Vincent Price, Beulah Bondi, Ellen Drew, Tina Pine, and Vladimir Sokoloff in The Baron of Arizona (1950)
    The Baron of Arizona
    6.9
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Barbara Britton, Preston Foster, Reed Hadley, and John Ireland in I Shot Jesse James (1949)
    I Shot Jesse James
    6.8
    • article in American Weekly magazine
    • 1949
  • Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Hunt, Fred MacMurray, Peter Miles, and Gigi Perreau in Family Honeymoon (1948)
    Family Honeymoon
    6.3
    • novel
    • 1948
  • Bob Burns and Gladys George in I'm from Missouri (1939)
    I'm from Missouri
    6.8
    • stories from the book "Sixteen Hands"
    • 1939
  • Spring Byington, June Carlson, George Ernest, Louise Fazenda, Russell Gleason, Kenneth Howell, Jed Prouty, and Florence Roberts in Down on the Farm (1938)
    Down on the Farm
    5.2
    • story
    • 1938
  • Alice Brady, Cora Sue Collins, Russell Hardie, and Ann Rutherford in The Harvester (1936)
    The Harvester
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • Alice Brady, Anita Louise, and Douglass Montgomery in Lady Tubbs (1935)
    Lady Tubbs
    6.5
    • novel
    • 1935
  • Maureen O'Sullivan, Charles Murray, and George Sidney in The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)
    The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
    4.7
    • story
    • 1933
  • Will Rogers in Down to Earth (1932)
    Down to Earth
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1932
  • Rolling Along (1930)
    Rolling Along
    6.9
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1930
  • Fifi D'Orsay and Will Rogers in They Had to See Paris (1929)
    They Had to See Paris
    5.8
    • from a novel by
    • 1929
  • Glenn Hunter and May McAvoy in West of the Water Tower (1923)
    West of the Water Tower
    • novel
    • 1923
  • The Tale of His Pants
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915

Director

  • Seeing the Funny Side of the World with Homer Croy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Trip to the Pyramids
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Homer Croy Along the Nile
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • A Buried City
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Seeing India
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Fighting the Hookworm
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • Ten Minutes with Homer Croy on India
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • In the Land of the Mikado with Homer Croy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1915
  • The Japanese Silk Industry as Seen by Homer Croy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914
  • Here and There in Japan with Homer Croy
    Short
    • Director
    • 1914

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • March 11, 1883
    • Maryville, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • May 24, 1965
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Mae Bell SavellFebruary 7, 1915 - May 24, 1965 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Nonfiction book: "How Motion Pictures Are Made". New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Creighton and Homer, 2 sons who died in infancy; and daughter, Carol

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