Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Not specified
September 28, 1895
Died
September 14, 1968 (72 years old)
Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Also Known As
- Richard Shier
- John Melville
Melville Shyer
Biography
From Wikipedia
Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14,
1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of
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the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50
years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith.
Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie
(Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish
background.
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
Known For
Directing
Beginning of the End
Assistant Director
1957
The Night Holds Terror
Assistant Director
1955
Jungle Goddess
Assistant Director
1948
The Killers
Assistant Director
1946
The Cat Creeps
Assistant Director
1946
Terror by Night
Assistant Director
1946
Scarlet Street
Assistant Director
1945
The Woman in Green
Assistant Director
1945
Jungle Woman
Assistant Director
1944
Son of Dracula
Assistant Director
1943
Captive Wild Woman
Assistant Director
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director
1943