Fred Guiol (February 17, 1898 – May 23, 1964), pronounced "Gill," was an American

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and

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Career

Guiol worked at the

Hal Roach Studios Hal Roach Studios was an American motion picture and, through its TV production subsidiary, Hal Roach Television Corporation, television production studio. Known as ''The Laugh Factory to the World'', it was founded by producer Hal Roach and busin ...

for many years, first as a property man, later as assistant director and finally writer and director. He directed

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) ...

's earliest short films, as their famous comic partnership gradually developed during 1927. Guiol directed many of

Hal Roach's Streamliners Hal Roach's Streamliners are a series of featurette comedy films created by Hal Roach that are longer than a short subject and shorter than a feature film, not exceeding 50 minutes in length. Twenty of the 29 features that Roach produced for United ...

in the 1940s. Guiol had worked closely with another Roach employee, cameraman

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'' (1951) ...

. When Stevens became a director in the 1930s, he often engaged Guiol as a screenwriter, Guiol, along with

Ivan Moffat Ivan Romilly Moffat (18 February 1918 – 4 July 2002) was a British screenwriter, film producer and socialite who, with Fred Guiol, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's eponymous novel into th ...

, was nominated for an

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for adapting

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), '' Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' Cima ...

's novel ''Giant'' into the George Stevens production of ''

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''. Fred Guiol is buried in

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in Glendale,

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Partial filmography

* ''

The Battling Orioles ''Battling Orioles'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and Ted Wilde and starring Glenn Tryon, Blanche Mehaffey, and John T. Prince.Munden p. 444 Plot When a young barber's girlfriend is effectively kidnapped by dis ...

'' (1924) *''

Say It with Babies ''Say It with Babies'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol, starring Glenn Tryon, and featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Glenn Tryon as Casper Crum * Vivien Oakland as Mrs. Crum * Oliver Hardy as Hector, the floorwalker ...

'' (1926) *''

The Cow's Kimona ''The Cow's Kimona'' is a 1926 American film starring Glenn Tryon and featuring Oliver Hardy. Hardy's scenes would later be deleted. Plot Cast * Glenn Tryon * Charles Sellon as The father * Oliver Hardy (scenes deleted) See also * Oliver ...

'' (1926) *''

Along Came Auntie ''Along Came Auntie'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and Richard Wallace featuring Glenn Tryon and Oliver Hardy. Plot Mrs Remington Chow is concealing her second marriage from her aunt in order to receive a larg ...

'' (1926) *'' Get 'Em Young'' (1926) *''

45 Minutes from Hollywood ''45 Minutes From Hollywood'' is a 1926 American two-reel silent film, silent comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and released by Pathé Exchange. The film's runtime is 15 minutes. At the time, it was known as a Glenn Tryon vehicle, but today it ...

'' (1926) *''

Two-Time Mama ''Two-Time Mama'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Tyler Brooke as Mr. Dazzle The Devil * Anita Garvin as Mrs. Dazzle * Glenn Tryon as Mr. Brown * Vivien Oakland - Mrs. Brown * Gale Henry as Nora a.k.a. ...

'' (1927) *'' Duck Soup'' (1927) *''

Slipping Wives ''Slipping Wives'' is a 1927 American silent short comedy film starring Priscilla Dean with Stan Laurel, and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. Plot Priscilla is married to an artist named Leon. Ho ...

'' (1927) *''

Love 'em and Weep ''Love 'em and Weep'' is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Mae Busch, Stan Laurel and James Finlayson, with Oliver Hardy featured in a small role. This is Mae Busch's first of fifteen appearance with Stan Laurel and Olive ...

'' (1927) *''

Why Girls Love Sailors ''Why Girls Love Sailors'' is a 1927 American comedy short silent film directed by Fred Guiol for Hal Roach Studios. It stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they had become the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 19 ...

'' (1927) *''

With Love and Hisses ''With Love and Hisses'' is a 1927 American silent comedy short film directed by Fred Guiol and starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films betwe ...

'' (1927) *'' Do Detectives Think?'' (1927) *''

Sugar Daddies ''Sugar Daddies'' is a silent comedy short film starring Jimmy Finlayson, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during ...

'' (1927) *'' The Second Hundred Years'' (1927) *'' Pass the Gravy'' (1928) *''

Breakfast in Bed "Breakfast in Bed" is a soul–R&B song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Eddie Hinton and Donnie Fritts for Dusty Springfield. It takes a knowing spin on the line " You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", the title of a song that had previousl ...

'' (1930) * '' What's Your Racket?'' (1934) *''

Silly Billies ''Silly Billies'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Wools ...

'' (1936) *''

Vigil in the Night ''Vigil in the Night'' is a 1940 RKO Pictures drama film based on the 1939 serialized novel '' Vigil in the Night'' by A. J. Cronin. The film was produced and directed by George Stevens and stars Carole Lombard, Brian Aherne and Anne Shirley. ...

'' (1940) *''

'' (1956)

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