Malcolm St. Clair (May 17, 1897 – June 1, 1952) was a Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor.[1]

Malcolm St. Clair
Caricature of Malcolm St. Clair.
Born	(1897-05-17)May 17, 1897
Died	June 1, 1952(1952-06-01) (aged 55)
Occupation	Film director, writer, producer, and actor.
Notable work	Yankee Doodle in Berlin

Biography

A disciple of Mack Sennett, St. Clair was an actor in many films primarily comedies. At 6'7" he can be seen in such Sennett films as Yankee Doodle in Berlin, towering over the other actors, playing Crown Prince Wilhelm. He later moved on to director and directed almost 100 films, as well as producing five others, between 1915 and 1948.[1] His brother, Eric St Clair, was a writer and actor.[2] He directed most of Laurel and Hardy's later films at 20th Century Fox, and at least two of the Jones Family series at the same studio.

St. Clair retired in 1948 with the closure of 20th Century Fox's B Unit. In 1950, he wanted to direct Buster Keaton in a television series, but ill health prevented him from directing again.[3]

He died on June 1, 1952, at age 55 and was interred at Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in Altadena, California.[4]

Partial filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Malcolm St. Clair.

• Malcolm St. Clair at IMDb
• Malcolm St. Clair at Find a Grave
• Malcolm St. Clair at Virtual History
• Photo of Mal St. Clair with writer Anita Loos and actress Ruth Taylor.
• Mal St. Clair photo gallery(ACertainCinema.com)

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