Archibald L. Mayo (January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor.

Early years

The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in

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. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at

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Film

Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and began working as a director in 1917. His films include '' Is Everybody Happy?'' (1929) with Ted Lewis, '' Bought!'' (1931) with

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, '' Night After Night'' (1932) with Mae West, '' The Doorway to Hell'' (1930) with

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and

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, '' Convention City'' (1933) with Joan Blondell, '' The Mayor of Hell'' (1933) with James Cagney, ''

The Petrified Forest ''The Petrified Forest'' is a 1936 American film directed by Archie Mayo and based on Robert E. Sherwood's 1935 Broadway drama of the same name. The motion picture stars Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. The screenplay was writ ...

'' (1936) with

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and

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, and '' The Adventures of Marco Polo'' (1938) with

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. Mayo retired in 1946, shortly after completing '' A Night in Casablanca'' with the

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and '' Angel on My Shoulder'' with

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, and

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Recognition

Mayo has a star at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the

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. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Death

Mayo died of cancer in

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on December 4, 1968. He is interred in the

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in Hollywood, California.

Filmography

* ''All Over Twist'' (1923) * '' Christine of the Big Tops'' (1926) * '' Money Talks'' (1926) * ''

Unknown Treasures ''Unknown Treasures'' is a 1926 American silent horror film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Gladys Hulette, Robert Agnew and John Miljan. The screenplay by Charles A. Logue was based on a short story written by Mary Spain Vigus called ''T ...

'' (1926) * ''

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut ''Johnny Get Your Hair Cut'' is a 1927 silent American comedy film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Harry Carey. A print is preserved by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Cast * Jackie Coogan as Johnny O'Day * Harry Carey * James Corrigan as ...

'' (1927) * '' The College Widow'' (1927) * ''

Dearie "Dearie" is a popular song. The music was written by David Mann, and the lyrics, by Bob Hilliard. The song was published in 1950. The song is about reminiscences, and often sung as a duet. When done as a duet, each one of the singers asks the ...

'' (1927) * ''

Quarantined Rivals ''Quarantined Rivals'' is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Robert Agnew, Kathleen Collins and John Miljan.Munden p.624 It was produced by the independent studio Gotham Pictures. It was based on a ...

'' (1927) * ''

Slightly Used ''Slightly Used'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and written by C. Graham Baker and Jack Jarmuth. The film stars May McAvoy, Conrad Nagel, Robert Agnew, Audrey Ferris, Anders Randolf and Eugenie Besserer. The film was ...

'' (1927) * '' State Street Sadie'' (1928) * ''

The Crimson City ''The Crimson City'' (1928) is an American silent drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tuc ...

'' (1928) * '' On Trial'' (1928) * ''

My Man "Mon Homme" (),also known by its English language, English translation, "My Man", is a popular music, popular song first published in 1920. The song was originally composed by Maurice Yvain with French lyrics by Jacques-Charles (Jacques Mardoch ...

'' (1928) * '' Beware of Married Men'' (1928) * '' Sonny Boy'' (1929) * '' Is Everybody Happy?'' (1929) * '' The Sacred Flame'' (1929) * '' Wide Open'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * ''

Oh Sailor Behave ''Oh, Sailor, Behave!'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film produced and released by Warner Brothers, and based on the play ''See Naples and Die'', written by Elmer Rice. The film was originally intended to be entirely in Technicolor ...

'' (1930) * '' The Doorway to Hell'' (1930) * '' Vengeance'' (1930) * '' Illicit'' (1931) * '' Svengali'' (1931) * '' Under Eighteen'' (1931) * ''

Bought ''Bought'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film produced and released by Warner Bros. and directed by Archie Mayo. The movie stars Constance Bennett and features Ben Lyon, Richard Bennett and Dorothy Peterson. It is based on the 1930 novel ' ...

'' (1931) * '' Night After Night'' (1932) * ''

Street of Women ''Street of Women'' is a 1932 pre-Code romantic drama directed by Archie Mayo and starring Kay Francis and Roland Young. Plot summary A man's affair complicates his daughter's love life. Cast * Kay Francis as Natalie "Nat" Upton * Roland You ...

'' (1932) * '' Two Against the World'' (1932) * '' The Expert'' (1932) * '' The Life of Jimmy Dolan'' (1933) * '' The Mayor of Hell'' (1933) * '' Ever in My Heart'' (1933) * '' Convention City'' (1933) * ''

Gambling Lady ''Gambling Lady'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Archie Mayo, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea and Pat O'Brien. Plot Mike Lee raises his daughter Lady Lee to be as honest a gambler as he is. When he gets t ...

'' (1934) * '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) * '' Desirable'' (1934) * '' Bordertown'' (1935) * '' Go Into Your Dance'' (1935) * ''

The Case of the Lucky Legs ''The Case of the Lucky Legs'' is a 1935 mystery film, the third in a series of Perry Mason films starring Warren William as the famed lawyer. Plot Margie Clune wins the "Lucky Legs" beauty contest concocted by Frank Patton, but has trouble ...

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1936) * ''

I Married a Doctor ''I Married a Doctor'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and written by Casey Robinson. It is an adaptation of Sinclair Lewis’s novel Main Street. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kib ...

'' (1936) * '' Give Me Your Heart'' (1936) * '' Black Legion'' (1937) * '' It's Love I'm After'' (1937) * '' Call It a Day'' (1937) * '' The Adventures of Marco Polo'' (1938) * '' Youth Takes a Fling'' (1938) * '' They Shall Have Music'' (1939) * ''

The House Across the Bay ''The House Across the Bay'' is a 1940 film directed by Archie Mayo, starring George Raft and Joan Bennett, produced by Walter Wanger, written by Myles Connolly and Kathryn Scola, and released by United Artists. The supporting cast features Lloyd N ...

'' (1940) * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the ''Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Great American Broadcast ''The Great American Broadcast'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Archie Mayo. It stars Jack Oakie, Alice Faye and John Payne. Plot Impoverished roommates Rix Martin and Chuck Hadley have dreams of being the first to operate a coast-to-coast r ...

'' (1941) * '' Charley's Aunt'' (1941) * '' Confirm or Deny'' (1941) * '' Moontide'' (1942) * '' Orchestra Wives'' (1942) * '' Crash Dive'' (1943) * ''

Sweet and Low-Down ''Sweet and Low-Down'' is a 1944 film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Benny Goodman and Linda Darnell. The film was a fictionalized version of life with Goodman, his band, and their manager while entertaining at military camps. The song " I ...

'' (1944) * '' A Night in Casablanca'' (1946) * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' (1946)

References

External links

* 1891 births 1968 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors Screenwriters from New York (state) Film directors from New York City Film producers from New York (state) Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery Deaths from cancer in Mexico 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1890s-stub