Bryan Foy
| Bryan Foy | |
|---|---|
 Bryan Foy performing as part of The Seven Little Foys in 1916 | |
| Born |
December 8, 1896 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died |
April 20, 1977 (aged 80) Los Angeles, United States |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film producer, film director |
| Years active | 1923–1963 |
| Parent(s) | Eddie Foy, Sr. |
| Relatives | Eddie Foy, Jr., brother |
Bryan Foy (December 8, 1896 – April 20, 1977) was an American film producer and director. He produced 214 films between 1924 and 1963. He also directed 41 films between 1923 and 1934. He headed the B picture unit at Warner Bros. where he was known as "the keeper of the B's".[1]
Biography
He was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 8, 1896. He was the eldest son of the vaudeville star Eddie Foy and appeared with his father in the vaudeville act "Eddie Foy and The Seven Little Foys." The act broke up when Bryan Foy left to join the U.S. Army in World War I in 1918,[2] after which his remaining siblings continued performing with their father under the title, "Eddie Foy and the Younger Foys", through 1923, when their father retired.[3]
He was also a songwriter, and by 1916 had several published songs, including "My Honolulu Girl".[4]
He produced the 20th Century Fox war movie Guadalcanal Diary in 1943.
He died in Los Angeles from a heart attack on April 20, 1977. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.[5]
Selected filmography
- Lights of New York (1928)
- Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
- Road Gang (1936)
- Love Is on the Air (1937)
- Marry the Girl (1937)
- West of Shanghai (1937)
- The Invisible Menace (1938)
- Girls on Probation (1938)
- Comet Over Broadway (1938)
- Devil's Island (1939)
- Hell's Kitchen (1939)
- On Dress Parade (1939)
- South of Suez (1940)
- Law of the Tropics (1941)
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
- The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
- Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942)
- Berlin Correspondent (1942)
- The Undying Monster (1942)
- Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas (1943)
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
- Doll Face (1945)
- Adventures of Casanova (1948)
- The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
- The Mad Magician (1954)
- PT-109 (1963)
References
- ↑ p. 430 Senn, Bryan Golden Horrors 1996 McFarland
- ↑ "Stars of Vaudeville #130: Eddie Foy, the Seven Little Foys, and the Youngest Foy of All". Travalanche. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ Fields, Armond (1999). Eddie Foy: A Biography. McFarland. pp. 243–44. ISBN 0786443286. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "The Aspirations of the Foy Children". The Gazette Globe (Kansas City, Kansas). February 16, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bryan Foy at Find a Grave
External links
- Bryan Foy at the Internet Movie Database
- Bryan Foy at AllMovie