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Melville Shyer (Melville Jacob Shyer) was born on 28 September, 1895 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, is an assistant_director,director,production_manager. Discover Melville Shyer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Melville Jacob Shyer
Occupation assistant_director,director,production_manager
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 28 September, 1895
Birthday 28 September
Birthplace Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Date of death 14 September, 1968
Died Place Riverside County, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Melville Shyer Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Melville Shyer height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

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Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Who Is Melville Shyer's Wife?

His wife is Mary Belle Currie (27 July 1967 - 14 September 1968) ( his death), Lois Lorraine Jones (15 January 1937 - ?) ( divorced) ( 1 child)

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Wife Mary Belle Currie (27 July 1967 - 14 September 1968) ( his death), Lois Lorraine Jones (15 January 1937 - ?) ( divorced) ( 1 child)
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Melville Shyer Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Melville Shyer worth at the age of 73 years old? Melville Shyer’s income source is mostly from being a successful Assistant Director. He is from United States. We have estimated Melville Shyer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Assistant Director

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1895

Melville (Buddy) Shyer was one of Hollywood's pioneer filmmakers. A "founding father" of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), Shyer had a career in the motion picture industry that spanned over 50 years and included work with such filmmaking icons as Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith. The Dixie native with a sweet Southern drawl was born on September 28, 1895, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After graduating from The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Shyer journeyed to New York, where he became associated with fellow Tennessean Lem F. Kennedy in the direction of motion pictures. Beginning with two-reelers, Shyer worked as a producer, director, writer and actor alongside Kennedy with Universal Pictures for five years. He left Universal when he was offered the opportunity to join the staff of master director and innovator D. W. Griffith.

1929

Following two years of working closely with "the Shakespeare of the screen", Shyer moved west to Hollywood, where in 1929 he became Head of Production for the independent studio Chesterfield Pictures. In that capacity he spearheaded 37 of that company's productions. Upon completing those films, Shyer left Chestrfield and helped form Progressive Pictures, one of the first "independent" film companies. Over the next two years he served as producer on several of Progressive's films.

1933

Shyer parted ways with Progressive in 1933 when he was offered the opportunity to co-direct films with Dorothy Davenport, also known as Mrs. Wallace Reid, wife of the famed film actor.

The duo directed and produced a series of groundbreaking pictures, including Sucker Money (1933) and The Road to Ruin (1934), both of which had highly successful theatrical runs and branded Shyer as an up-and-coming director.

1934

He went on to direct a number of films on his own, including, The Murder in the Museum (1934), Mad Youth (1939) and Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943).

As a writer, Shyer penned the screenplays for The Man from Hell (1934) and Green Eyes (1934), both in 1934, and Dead Man's Trail (1952), starring Johnny Mack Brown. Shyer once said of the early days of "talkies", "In those days if you were on a film crew and you didn't know how to write, direct, act, put on your own make-up and use the clapper-board, you were sunk".

1937

He also directed Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) and Souls in Pawn (1940), both as "John Melville".

1960

Prior to his retirement in 1960, Shyer worked for several years for various film companies, including Universal Pictures, Monogram Pictures Corp. and Allied Artists.