Harry O. Hoyt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harry O. Hoyt

American screenwriter, film director

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1885

Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1961

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Harry O.
Hoyt (August 6, 1885 – July 29, 1961) was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent era.
He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910.
His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation.
His brother, actor Arthur Hoyt, also appeared in The Lost World. In November 1912, he married the former Florence Stark in Norwich, Connecticut.
Together they had a son, Devereux Gerrard Hoyt, and daughter Daryl Hoyt.