Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor

Fred C. Newmeyer was born in Central City, Colorado, in 1888, and played professional baseball as a pitcher in the minor leagues before entering the cinema. A extra, prop man and then assistant, he joined Hal Roach in 1916 as a supporting actor and gag writer, then became a director. He directed eight feature films of the comedian with round glasses, alone or with Sam Taylor, then a few episodes of a children's series of short films. He died in Woodland Hills, California, in 1967.

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• CinemaSafety Last!Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor · 1923Cinema