Millard Webb (December 6, 1893 – April 21, 1935) was an American screenwriter and director who directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick,[1] costarring Dolores Costello.[2] Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929.[3] In 1927 he directed Naughty but Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures.[4] His active years were from 1916 to 1933.
Millard Webb | |
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| Born | (1893-12-06)December 6, 1893 Clay City, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1935(1935-04-21) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Burial place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film director |
| Years active | 1916–1933 |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Stocking
(m. 1918; died 1923)Mary Eaton (m. 1929–1935) |
| Children | 1 |
He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918–1923). Mary Eaton married Webb in 1929, but they separated.[5]
He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment at the age of 40.[6]
| Year | Title | Director | Assistant director | Writer | Actor | Cinematographer |
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| 1916 | Let Katie Do It | ✓ | ||||
| The Little School Ma'am | ✓ | |||||
| 1917 | The Man from Painted Post | ✓ | ||||
| Reaching for the Moon | ✓ | |||||
| 1919 | Molly of the Follies | ✓ | ||||
| 1921 | Oliver Twist, Jr. | ✓ | ||||
| 1921 | Hearts of Youth | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1920 | The Fighting Shepherdess | ✓ | ||||
| 1922 | Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? | ✓ | ||||
| 1923 | Tiger Rose | ✓ | ||||
| Where the North Begins | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1924 | Her Marriage Vow | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| The Dark Swan | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1925 | My Wife and I | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| 1925 | The Golden Cocoon | ✓ | ||||
| 1926 | The Sea Beast | ✓ | ||||
| 1927 | An Affair of the Follies | ✓ | ||||
| The Drop Kick | ✓ | |||||
| Naughty but Nice | ✓ | |||||
| The Love Thrill | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1928 | Honeymoon Flats | ✓ | ||||
| 1929 | Gentlemen of the Press | ✓ | ||||
| The Painted Angel | ✓ | |||||
| Glorifying the American Girl | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| 1930 | Her Golden Calf | ✓ | ||||
| 1931 | The Happy Ending | ✓ | ||||
| 1933 | The Woman Who Dared | ✓ |
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