Harry F. Millarde

Harry F. Millarde
Harry F. Millarde
	Millarde in 1916
Born	November 12, 1885; Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died	November 2, 1931 (aged 45); New York City, US
Occupations	Film director; actor;
Spouse	June Caprice (m. 1923)
Children	Toni Seven

Harry F. Millarde (November 12, 1885 – November 2, 1931) was an American silent film actor and director.

Biography

Millarde was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began his acting in film in 1913 with Kalem Studios in New York City. In 1916, he directed the first of his thirty-two films the most notable of which was If Winter Comes (1923) for Fox Film Corporation that was based on the books of author A. S. M. Hutchinson. Amongst Millarde's other works were Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920) and the thriller My Friend the Devil (1922) based on the French novel, Le Docteur Rameau by Georges Ohnet.

Millarde directed his last film in 1927 and died of a heart attack in New York City in 1931. He was married to actress June Caprice (1895-1936), whom he had directed in eight films for Fox.

Their daughter, June Elizabeth Millarde, was 14 years old when her mother died. Raised by her grandparents in Long Island, New York, she became a cover girl known as Toni Seven. The June 17, 1949, issue of Time reported she was the heiress to an estimated $3-million fortune.

Partial filmography

References

External links

Harry F. Millarde at IMDb
Harry Millarde (with megaphone) during production of Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (1920)
newsreel footage of Harry Millarde on the Aquitania, 1922

Harry F. Millarde
Millarde in 1916
Born	November 12, 1885 Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died	November 2, 1931(1931-11-02) (aged 45) New York City, US
Occupations	Film director actor
Spouse	June Caprice (m. 1923)
Children	Toni Seven