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Harry C. Myers (5 September 1882 – 25 December 1938), sometimes credited as Henry Myers, was an American film actor and director. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Hollywood, California from pneumonia. He was married to the actress Rosemary Theby.
Harry Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1910. By 1914 he was directing his own comedy shorts featuring him and his wife, Rosemary Theby for Universal, the Vim Comedy Company, and Pathé studios. After 1920 he had many starring roles in feature length films, the most notable of which was as the eccentric millionaire in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights. His career declined after the introduction of sound films. Myers appeared in 245 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed 42 films between 1913 and 1917.
Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later Shirley Temple Black, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, found international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid-to-late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box office popularity waned as she reached adolescence, and she left the film industry at the age of 12 to attend high school[clarification needed]. She appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid-to-late teens, and retired completely from films in 1950 at the age of 22. She was the top box-office draw four years in a row (1935–38) in a Motion Picture Herald poll.
Actors: William Clifford (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Ray Myers (actor), Grace Cunard (actress), Victoria Forde (actress), Francis Ford (director),
Genres: Drama, History, Short, War,Actors: Harry Myers (actor), Ethel Clayton (actress), Siegmund Lubin (producer), Charles Arthur (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,