Kenneth Seymour Webb | |
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 Kenneth Webb (center) on location in New Orleans filmingFair Lady in 1922, withBetty Blythe andRobert Elliott (extreme right) | |
| Born | Kenneth Seymour Webb 16 October 1885 |
| Died | March 6, 1966(1966-03-06) (aged 80) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupations | Stage & film director Songwriter |
| Years active | 1910–1938 |
| Spouse(s) | Lorraine Frost (maiden; 1897–1993) |
Kenneth Seymour Webb (16 October 1885[citation needed]New York City – 6 March 1966Hollywood, California) was an Americanfilm director,screenwriter, andcomposer noted for directing a number of films in the early age of the American film industry. He helped write theGay Divorce along withSamuel Hoffenstein.[1]
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Webb, beginning around 1910, became a sketch writer and director for vaudeville stage. In 1913, he began writing scenarios for theVitagraph Company. From 1918 to 1919, he was a writer and director forVitagraph. From 1919 to 1938, Webb was a writer and director, first with theFamous Players Film Company, then with Whitman Bennett (a production company) andAssociated First National Theatres, Inc. (Bennett's distributor), thenFox Film Corporation, then Whitman Bennett (production company) andUnited Artists (Bennett's distributor), then Burr & Company, thenPathe, thenLee de Forest,Inspiration Pictures [fr],Tiffany Pictures, and thenFitzPatrick Pictures. Webb wrote for legitimate stage since 1924. Since 1933, Webb was a radio writer and producer withBatten Barton Durstine & Osborn, Inc., and since 1953, was its Western editor.
From 1943 to 1943, Webb was a lecturer atNew York University of radio writing and production.
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As director
Webb attendedThe Collegiate School on theUpper West Side ofManhattan. He went on to study atColumbia University, earning aBachelor of Arts degree in 1906.[2][3]
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Kenneth Webb was one of children born to the marriage of William Edward Webb (1844–1915) and Juliette Seymour Bell (1863–1930).[5] Kenneth Webb married, on September 20, 1920, silent film actressLorraine Frost (maiden; 1897–1993) inManhattan, New York.[6] His brother,Roy Webb, also composer and film director,[7] was one of his chief collaborators.
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