Ray Myers
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Ray Myers was an American film actor and director
of the silent era
. He appeared in 43 films between 1912
and 1924
. He also directed five films between 1910
and 1915
, including The Siege and Fall of the Alamo (1914), now considered a lost film
. Only a few still photographs remain at the Library of Congress
.
He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
and died in Los Angeles, California
.
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:...
of the silent era
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
. He appeared in 43 films between 1912
1912 in film
The year 1912 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel called Keystone Studios...
and 1924
1924 in film
-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
. He also directed five films between 1910
1910 in film
The year 1910 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot in Kinemacolor, making it the first color newsreel....
and 1915
1915 in film
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
, including The Siege and Fall of the Alamo (1914), now considered a lost film
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
. Only a few still photographs remain at the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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Selected filmography
- Buckshot JohnBuckshot JohnBuckshot John is a 1915 Western film, directed by and starring Hobart Bosworth. Prints of the film survive in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Hobart Bosworth - 'Buckshot John' Moran* Courtenay Foote - Dr...
(1915) - Ridin' WildRidin' WildRidin' Wild is a 1922 Western film directed by Nat Ross and featuring Hoot Gibson.-Cast:* Hoot Gibson - Cyril Henderson * Edna Murphy - Grace Nolan* Wade Boteler - Art Jordan* Jack Walker - George Berge...
(1922) - Her Dangerous PathHer Dangerous PathHer Dangerous Path is a 1923 adventure film serial directed by Roy Clements.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Corinne Grant* Charley Chase - Glen Harper * Hayford Hobbs - Donald Bartlett* William F. Moran - Dr. Philip Markham...
(1923) - The Hunchback of Notre DameThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 American film directed by Wallace Worsley and produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg. It stars Lon Chaney, Sr., Patsy Ruth Miller, Norman Kerry, Nigel de Brulier, Brandon Hurst. The film is the second most famous adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel,...
(1923) - LeatherstockingLeatherstocking (serial)Leatherstocking is a 1924 Western film serial directed by George B. Seitz.-Cast:* Edna Murphy - Judith Hutter* Harold Miller - Leatherstocking* Whitehorse - Tom Hutter* Frank Lackteen - Briarthorn* Ray Myers - Rivenoak* James Pierce - Harry March...
(1924)