Fred Guiol
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Fred Guiol was an American
film director
and screenwriter
. Guiol worked at the Hal Roach Studios for many years, and directed Laurel and Hardy
's earliest short films, as their famous comic partnership gradually developed during 1927. Along with Ivan Moffat
, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
for adapting Edna Ferber
's novel Giant into the film Giant.
He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
in Glendale
, California
.
United States
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. Guiol worked at the Hal Roach Studios for many years, and directed Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
's earliest short films, as their famous comic partnership gradually developed during 1927. Along with Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat
Ivan Moffat was a British screenwriter and associate producer who, with Fred Guiol, was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's novel Giant into the film Giant....
, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay
The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source...
for adapting Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big , Show Boat , and Giant .-Early years:Ferber was born August 15, 1885, in Kalamazoo, Michigan,...
's novel Giant into the film Giant.
He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale
Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately owned cemetery in Glendale, California. It is the original location of Forest Lawn, a chain of cemeteries in Southern California. The land was formerly part of Providencia Ranch.-History:...
in Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Partial filmography
- Say It with BabiesSay It with BabiesSay It with Babies is a 1926 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Glenn Tryon - Casper Crum* Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Crum* Oliver Hardy - Hector, the floorwalker * Martha Sleeper - His wife...
(1926) - The Cow's KimonaThe Cow's KimonaThe Cow's Kimona is a 1926 film featuring Oliver Hardy, although his scenes would later be deleted....
(1926) - Along Came AuntieAlong Came Auntie-Cast:* Glenn Tryon - Mr. Chow, the 2nd husband* Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Remington Chow, the wife* Oliver Hardy - Mr. Vincent Belcher, the first husband* Tyler Brooke - The Under-Sheriff* Martha Sleeper - Marie, the maid* Lucy Beaumont - Aunt Alvira...
(1926) - Get 'Em YoungGet 'Em YoungGet 'Em Young is a 1926 film starring Stan Laurel.In a sad twist, this was the film being shown at the 1927 Laurier Palace Theatre Fire in Montreal, where 78 people died, all but one under the age of 16.-Cast:* Harry Myers - Orvid Joy...
(1926) - 45 Minutes from Hollywood45 Minutes from Hollywood45 Minutes From Hollywood is an American two-reel silent film released by Pathé Exchange.At the time, it was known as a Glenn Tryon vehicle, but today it is best remembered as the second instance of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appearing in the same film together — although they do not share...
(1926) - Two-Time MamaTwo-Time MamaTwo-Time Mama is a 1927 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Tyler Brooke - Mr. Dazzle aka The Devil* Anita Garvin - Mrs. Dazzle* Glenn Tryon - Mr. Brown* Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Brown* Gale Henry - Nora aka Snoopy, the Maid* Jackie Hanes...
(1927) - Duck SoupDuck Soup (1927 film)Duck Soup is a Laurel and Hardy short silent film produced by Hal Roach Studios.-Production background:Duck Soup was considered a lost film for nearly fifty years, until a print was discovered in 1974...
(1927) - Slipping WivesSlipping WivesSlipping Wives is a 1927 silent comedy short film starring Priscilla Dean, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.- Plot :Priscilla is married to an artist called Leon. However Leon isn't showing much interest in his wife so she hatches a plot to win back his affections. Ollie plays the butler. Stan arrives...
(1927) - Love 'em and WeepLove 'em and WeepLove 'em and Weep is a comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios. It was shot in January 1927 and released June 12 of that year by Pathé Exchange....
(1927) - Why Girls Love SailorsWhy Girls Love SailorsWhy Girls Love Sailors is a comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they had become the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 1927 and released July 17, 1927, by Pathé Exchange...
(1927) - With Love and HissesWith Love and HissesWith Love and Hisses is a 1927 short military comedy silent film. One of a dozen or so films starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy, this silent two-reeler features the pair as soldier and commanding officer.-Cast:*Stan Laurel as Cuthbert...
(1927) - Do Detectives Think? (1927)
- Sugar DaddiesSugar DaddiesSugar Daddies is a 1927 short comedy silent film starring Jimmy Finlayson, and a pre-teamed Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.- Cast :*James Finlayson as Oil tycoon Cyrus Brittle*Stan Laurel as Brittle's lawyer*Oliver Hardy as Brittle's butler...
(1927) - The Second Hundred YearsThe Second Hundred Years (film)The Second Hundred Years is a 1927 short comedy silent film starring Laurel and Hardy as convicts making an escape from prison. Their heads were shaved for their appearance in this film, and their hair had not yet grown back in their roles in Max Davidson's Call Of The Cuckoo , released a week...
(1927) - Pass the GravyPass the GravyPass the Gravy is a 1928 short comedy silent film in which neighbors argue over their pet chickens and their children, who are in love. It stars Max Davidson, Gene Morgan, Spec O'Donnell, Martha Sleeper, and Bert Sprotte....
(1928) - Breakfast in BedBreakfast in Bed (film)Breakfast in Bed is a 1963 German comedy film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver and Ann Smyrner. The wife of a newspaper editor grows sick of his frequent absences.-Cast:...
(1930) http://imdb.com/title/tt0142133/ - Vigil in the NightVigil in the NightVigil in the Night is a 1940 film based on the 1939 serialized novel Vigil in the Night, by A. J. Cronin...
(1940) - Giant (1956)