Archibald L. "Archie" Mayo (January 29, 1891 â€" December 4, 1968) was
a film director, screenwriter and actor.The son of a tailor, Mayo was
born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he
studied at Columbia University.Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and
began working as a director in 1917. His films include Is Everybody
Happy? (1929) with Ted Lewis, Bought! (1931) with Constance Bennett,
Night After Night (1932) with Mae West, The Doorway to Hell (1930)
with James Cagney and Lew Ayres, Convention City (1933) with Joan
Blondell, The Mayor of Hell (1933) with James Cagney, The Petrified
Forest (1936) with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, and The Adventures
of Marco Polo (1938) with Gary Cooper.Mayo retired in 1946, shortly
after completing A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers and
Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.
a film director, screenwriter and actor.The son of a tailor, Mayo was
born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he
studied at Columbia University.Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915 and
began working as a director in 1917. His films include Is Everybody
Happy? (1929) with Ted Lewis, Bought! (1931) with Constance Bennett,
Night After Night (1932) with Mae West, The Doorway to Hell (1930)
with James Cagney and Lew Ayres, Convention City (1933) with Joan
Blondell, The Mayor of Hell (1933) with James Cagney, The Petrified
Forest (1936) with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, and The Adventures
of Marco Polo (1938) with Gary Cooper.Mayo retired in 1946, shortly
after completing A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers and
Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.
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