Personal info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Not specified
Birthday
7 / Sep / 1895 (129 years old)
Place of Birth
Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Also Known As
- Richard Shier
- John Melville
Melville Shyer
From Wikipedia
Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14,
1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of
the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50
years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith.
Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie
(Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish
background.
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.