John B. Hymer
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John Bard Hymer (died 1953) was an actor and playwright in the U.S. He collaborated with Samuel Shipman on plays including East is West (1918), which was twice adapted to film. They also worked together on Crime and Scarlet Pages, which was also adapted to film.[1]
In 1906 he had a part in The Clansman play.[2] He and his stock company performed "Tom Walker in Dixie" in Sacramento in 1920.[3]
The Harvard Crimson reviewed one of his collaborations with LeRoy Clemens.[4]
Colony House in the Lakewood Theatre Colony in Maine was built for him.[5]
His son Warren Hymer became a film actor. He died of muscular dystrophy in 1953.[6]
Theater
[edit]- East Is West (1918)
- Tom Walker in Dixie (1919)
- Aloma of the South Seas (1925) with LeRoy Clemens
- Alias the Deacon (1925)
- Crime (1927)
- Fast Life (1928)
- Scarlet Pages (1929)[2]
- Happy Landing (1932)
- A Lady Detained (1935)[7]
Filmography
[edit]- East Is West (1922)
- Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
- Alias the Deacon (1927)[8]
- Fast Life (1929)
- East Is West (1930)
- Scarlet Pages (1930)
- Aloma of the South Seas (1941)
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Nashville Boy Writes Plays". The Tennessean. 1917-02-10. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ a b "John B. Hymer – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB.
- ^ https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SU19200419.2.54&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
- ^ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1925/11/4/drama-the-crimson-playgoer-comedy-pan/
- ^ "The History of the Colony House Inn at Lakewood". Colony House Inn.
- ^ "Playwright Dies In Hollywood". Alameda Times Star. 1953-06-18. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "John B. Hymer". Playbill.
- ^ "John B. Hymer". BFI.