Harry Lachman

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Harry Lachman (born July 29, 1886 in La Salle , Illinois , † March 19, 1975 in Beverly Hills , Los Angeles ) was an American actor , designer and director .

Life

Lachman graduated from the University of Michigan and then became an illustrator for a magazine. In 1911 he migrated to Paris , where he built a considerable reputation as a post-impressionist painter and was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government .

He later worked as a set designer in Nice for the shooting of the silent film Mare Nostrum and began to be increasingly interested in the subject of film. Lachman made films as a director in France , England and from 1933 also in Hollywood . In 1934 he made the movie Baby take a bow with Shirley Temple as a box office hit. Few of his other films were known. The successful ones included Das Schiff des Satans (1935; original title: Dante's Inferno ) and a short film with Dick and Doof .

In 1943 Lachman returned to painting, where he had made a name for himself as a post-impressionist even before he started working in film . He preferred to paint landscapes and coastal scenes.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1927: Riviera Revels - Travelaugh No. 1
  • 1935: The Ship of Satan (Dante's Inferno)
  • 1936: Charlie Chan at the Circus
  • 1936: The Doppelgangers (Our Relations)
  • 1940: Charlie Chan: Murder Over New York
  • 1941: Charlie Chan on the treasure hunt ship (Dead Men Tell)
  • 1941: Charlie Chan in Rio
  • 1942: Charlie Chan: Castle in the Desert
  • 1942: Dr. Renault's Secret

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.mediastorehouse.com/pictures_1256283/harry-lachman-american-artist-designer-and-film-director-1933.html  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically defective marked. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.mediastorehouse.com  
  2. ↑ http://www.askart.com/askart/l/harry_b_lachman/harry_b_lachman.aspx
personal data
SURNAME Lachman, Harry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, designer and director
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH La Salle , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1975
Place of death Beverly Hills , Los Angeles