Cyril Gardner (30 May 1898 - 30 December 1942) was a French-born American

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/ref> Gardner was born Cyril Gottlieb in Paris, France in 1898 and emigrated to the United States at an early age, where he changed his surname to 'Gardner'. He began his career as a child actor, most notably in a starring role in the 1913 Thomas H. Ince-directed Cilvil War drama ''The Drummer of the 8th'', opposite child star

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Selected filmography

Director

* '' Declassee'' (1925) editor * ''

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'' (1929) editor * '' Grumpy'' (1930) * '' The Royal Family of Broadway'' (1930) * '' Reckless Living'' (1931) * '' Doomed Battalion'' (1932) * '' Perfect Understanding'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Widow's Might'' (1935)

Screenwriter

* '' Chick'' (1936)

Editor

* ''

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'' (1918) * '' Whispers'' (1920)

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* 1898 births 1942 deaths Film directors from Los Angeles American male screenwriters American male film actors American male silent film actors French emigrants to the United States Male actors from Paris 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{France-film-director-stub