Fred C. Newmeyer

Fred C. Newmeyer (August 9, 1888 – April 24, 1967) was an American actor, film director and film producer.

Not to be confused with Frederick Newmeyer.
Fred C. Newmeyer
Born(1888-08-09)August 9, 1888
Central City, Colorado, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1967(1967-04-24) (aged 78)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
OccupationActor, film director, film producer

Biography

A native of Central City, Colorado, he is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing Harold Lloyd's movies The Freshman and Girl Shy. Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923.

Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, would return to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky.

Newmeyer co-directed (together with Sam Taylor) Harold Lloyd's famous silent film Safety Last! (1923).[1]

Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.

Selected filmography

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1g9zDOe4Bs - see credits at the beginning.
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