Biography
Millard Webb (December 6, 1893 β April 21, 1935) was an American screenwriter and director who directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick, costarring Dolores Costello. Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929. In 1927 he directed Naughty but Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures. His active years were from 1916 to 1933.
He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918β1923). Mary Eaton married Webb in 1929, but they separated.He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment at the age of 40.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 21
Director 18
Writer 2
Director
The Happy Ending (1931)
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Director
The Golden Calf (1930)
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Director
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
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Director
The Painted Angel (1929)
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Director
Gentlemen of the Press (1929)
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Director
Honeymoon Flats (1928)
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Director
The Drop Kick (1927)
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Director
Naughty But Nice (1927)
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Director
An Affair of the Follies (1927)
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Director
The Sea Beast (1926)
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Director
The Golden Cocoon (1925)
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Director
My Wife and I (1925)
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Director
The Dark Swan (1924)
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Director
Her Marriage Vow (1924)
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Writer
Tiger Rose (1923)
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Writer
Where the North Begins (1923)
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Director
Where's my Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
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Director
The Fighting Shepherdess (1920)
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Mr. Mann
Reaching for the Moon (1917)
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Assistant Director
Going Straight (1916)
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Assistant Director
The Children in the House (1916)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1893-12-06
Deathday1935-04-21 (41 years old)
Birth PlaceClay City, United States of America
RelationshipsMary Eaton (1929-01-01 - 1935-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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