Fred C. Newmeyer

Biography

A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923. Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games. Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky. Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.

Filmografi

Safety Last!1923 · Car Driver Who Gets Parking Ticket (uncredited)Birds of a Feather1917 · Captain Kidd's Kids1919 · Ah Nix (Chinese Cook)Luke's Movie Muddle1916 · Clubs Are Trump1917 · Luke's Lost Lamb1916 · Luke and the Mermaids1916 · Young Mr. Jazz1919 · (uncredited)A Sammy in Siberia1919 · (uncredited)By the Sad Sea Waves1917 · Luke Rides Roughshod1916 · Lonesome Luke Loses Patients1917 · Luke, Rank Impersonator1916 · Luke's Fireworks Fizzle1916 · Luke Locates the Loot1916 · Love, Laughs and Lather1917 · Luke and the Bang-Tails1916 · Luke Joins the Navy1916 · Don't Shove1919 · Pinched1917 · Bumping Into Broadway1919 · It's a Wild Life1918 · Luke Does the Midway1916 · Lonesome Luke, Messenger1917 ·