1888-08-08 ( 136 years old ) in Central City, Colorado, USA
A native of Central City, Colorado, Newmeyer is best known for directing a handful of films in the Our Gang series and for directing several Harold Lloyd movies. With Sam Taylor, Newmeyer co-directed Lloyd in films including Safety Last! (1923), Girl Shy (1924), and The Freshman (1925). Newmeyer also had an extensive directing and acting resume in other comedy short films. He appeared as an actor in 71 films between 1914 and 1923.
Prior to his film career, Newmeyer played professional baseball. Partial statistics exist for his time as a left-handed pitcher in Minor League Baseball at the Class D level from 1911 to 1913 in the Southwest Texas League, Michigan State League, and Central Association.[6] He made at least 66 appearances and was the winning pitcher of at least 26 games.
Newmeyer was the original director of the first short in the Our Gang series, also titled Our Gang; his version tested poorly, and producer Hal Roach scrapped most of the footage and remade the short with Robert McGowan as the director. Newmeyer, after directing numerous other shorts at Roach, returned to the Our Gang series in 1936 to direct The Pinch Singer, Arbor Day, Mail and Female and the feature film General Spanky.
Newmeyer and his wife, Berna, had a son, Fred W. After his film career, Newmeyer worked with the athletic department of University High School in Los Angeles. Newmeyer died on April 24, 1967, in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 78.
Movies
Safety Last!
1923-04-01
Number, Please?
1920-12-26
Captain Kidd's Kids
1919-11-30
Bumping Into Broadway
1919-11-02
Don't Shove
1919-08-31
Count Your Change
1919-08-10
The Marathon
1919-05-25
Young Mr. Jazz
1919-04-20
A Sammy in Siberia
1919-04-06
We Never Sleep
1917-12-02
Clubs Are Trump
1917-11-18
Love, Laughs and Lather
1917-11-04
Rainbow Island
1917-10-28
From Laramie to London
1917-10-21
By the Sad Sea Waves
1917-09-30
Pinched
1917-09-23
Lonesome Luke Loses Patients
1917-09-16
Over the Fence
1917-09-09
Lonesome Luke, Messenger
1917-08-05
Luke Locates the Loot
1916-12-24
Luke's Fireworks Fizzle
1916-12-17
Luke, Rank Impersonator
1916-12-10
Luke's Movie Muddle
1916-12-03
Luke, Patient Provider
1916-11-19
Luke and the Bang-Tails
1916-10-15
Luke's Speedy Club Life
1916-10-01
Luke and the Mermaids
1916-09-18
Luke Joins the Navy
1916-09-04
Luke Does the Midway
1916-08-21
Luke's Lost Lamb
1916-08-07
Luke, Crystal Gazer
1916-07-24
Luke Rides Roughshod
1916-07-10
Luke's Society Mixup
1916-06-26
Luke's Late Lunchers
1916-05-22
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