Millard Webb

Millard Webb (December 6, 1893 – April 21, 1935) was an American screenwriter and director who directed 20 films between 1920 and 1933. His best-known film is the 1926 silent John Barrymore adventure The Sea Beast, a version of Moby Dick,^[1] costarring Dolores Costello.^[2] Webb also directed the early sound Florenz Ziegfeld produced talkie Glorifying the American Girl released by Paramount in 1929.^[3] In 1927 he directed Naughty but Nice, produced by John McCormick and First National Pictures.^[4] His active years were from 1916 to 1933.

Millard Webb
Mary Eaton and Millard Webb on their wedding day.
Born	(1893-12-06)December 6, 1893 Clay City, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	April 21, 1935(1935-04-21) (aged 41) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director
Years active	1916–1933
Spouse	Lydia Stocking ​ ​ (m. 1918; death 1923)​ Mary Eaton ​ (m. 1929)​
Children	1

He was married to Lydia Stocking (1918–1923). Mary Eaton married Webb in 1929, but they separated.^[5]

He was born in Clay City, Kentucky, U.S., and died in Los Angeles, California of intestinal ailment at the age of 41.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Assistant director	Writer	Actor	Cinematographer
1916	Let Katie Do It		✓
	The Little School Ma'am				✓
1917	The Man from Painted Post		✓
	Reaching for the Moon				✓
1919	Molly of the Follies				✓
1921	Oliver Twist, Jr.	✓
1921	Hearts of Youth	✓		✓
1920	The Fighting Shepherdess	✓
1922	Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight?		✓
1923	Tiger Rose			✓
	Where the North Begins	✓		✓
1924	Her Marriage Vow	✓		✓
	The Dark Swan	✓				✓
1925	My Wife and I	✓		✓
1925	The Golden Cocoon	✓
1926	The Sea Beast	✓
1927	An Affair of the Follies	✓
	The Drop Kick	✓
	Naughty but Nice	✓
	The Love Thrill	✓		✓
1928	Honeymoon Flats	✓
1929	Gentlemen of the Press	✓
	The Painted Angel	✓
	Glorifying the American Girl	✓		✓
1930	Her Golden Calf	✓
1931	The Happy Ending	✓
1933	The Woman Who Dared	✓