From Wikipedia
Harry Beaumont (February 10, 1888 – December 22, 1966) was
an American film director, actor, and screenwriter. He worked for a variety of
production companies including Fox, Goldwyn, Metro, Warner Brothers, and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Beaumont's greatest successes were during the silent film
era, when he directed films including John Barrymore's Beau Brummel (1924) and
the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford.
He then directed MGM's first talkie musical, The Broadway Melody (1929). The
latter film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year, and Beaumont was
nominated for Best Director.
Beaumont was married to actress Hazel Daly. The couple had
twin daughters Anne and Geraldine, born in 1922.
On December 22, 1966, Beaumont died at St. John's Hospital
in Santa Monica, California.[4] He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park,
Glendale.