Harry O. Hoyt

Screenwriter, Film writer

1885 – 1961

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Who was Harry O. Hoyt?

Harry O. Hoyt was an American screenwriter and film director whose career began in the silent era. He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910. His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation. He was a brother of actor Arthur Hoyt who appeared in The Lost World.

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Born
Aug 6, 1885
Minneapolis
Also known as
  • Harry Hoyt
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Nationality
  • United States of America
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Education
  • Yale University
Died
Jul 29, 1961
Woodland Hills

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on July 23, 2013

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