Henry Codman Potter (November 13, 1904 - August 31, 1977) was an American theatrical producer/director and a motion picture director. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
H. C. Potter was born in New York City, the grandson of the Right Rev. The City of New York Henry Codman Potter, Episcopal Bishop of New York, and son of Alonzo Potter, New York investment banker. Henry Codman Potter ( May 25, 1835 - July 21, 1908) was a Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He attended St. Marks School and graduated from Yale University in 1936, where he was a member of the Yale Dramatic Association and Scroll and Key. The Yale Dramatic Association, also known as the "Dramat" is one of the oldest college Theater companies in the country Scroll and Key Society is a senior or secret society established by " John Porter, William Kingsley Samuel Perkins Enos Taft Lebbeus Chapin George Jackson He attended the Yale School of Drama in the era of George Pierce Baker, and with George Haight founded the Hampton Players, one of the first summer theaters in America, based in Southampton, Long Island 1927-33. The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre Acting, design ( Set George Pierce Baker (1866–1935 American educator in the field of Drama. The Town of Southampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, U With Haight as producer, he directed numerous Broadway productions 1927-35, then moved to Hollywood where he directed over 20 feature films, earning a reputation as a specialist in "gag" comedy. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
He married Lucilla Annie Wylie in 1926. Their three sons were Daniel J. Potter M. D. , Robert A. Potter and Earl Wylie Potter.
The films he directed included: Beloved Enemy (1936), Wings Over Honolulu (1937), Romance in the Dark, The Cowboy and the Lady, and The Shopworn Angel (1938), The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle and Blackmail (1939), Congo Masie and Second Chorus (1940), Hellzapoppin' (1941), Victory Through Air Power (documentary) and Mr. Lucky (1943), The Farmer's Daughter and A Likely Story (1947), You Gotta Stay Happy, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House and The Time of Your Life (1948), The Miniver Story (1950), Three for the Show (1955) and Top Secret Affair (1957). The Shopworn Angel is a 1938 American Drama film directed by H The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle is an American biographical Musical comedy, released in 1939 and directed by H Blackmail is a 1939 crime drama film starring Edward G Robinson. Second Chorus ( 1940) is a Hollywood musical Comedy Film starring Fred Astaire, Burgess Meredith, Paulette Mr Lucky is a 1943 Film directed by HC Potter, starring Cary Grant and Laraine Day. The Farmer's Daughter is a 1947 movie that tells the story of a farmgirl who ends up working as a maid for a Congressman and his politically-powerful Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American Comedy film directed by H The Miniver Story is a 1950 film Sequel to the successful 1942 film Mrs Miniver.
An avid private pilot, he served during World War II as Superintendent of Operations at Falcon Field, Phoenix Arizona, training Royal Air Force pilots, and later as Captain in the Air Transport Command, ferrying cargo in small planes to military bases throughout California. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For other airports with this name see Falcon Field. Falcon Field is a public Airport located five miles (8 km) northeast Military Air Transport Service (MATS was a command of the US Air Force from 1948-65 which superseded the Army Air Force's Air Transport Command, its California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. His postwar film career was impeded by a contract with RKO, then controlled and virtually brought to a halt by the eccentric policies of its owner, Howard Hughes. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist
In 1958 he retired from film work and moved to New York, where he opened a stage production office with Richard Meyers, and pursued his hobby of training Labrador Retrievers for Field Trials. The City of New York A field trial is a competitive event at which Hunting dogs compete against one another He died in Southampton, New York on August 31, 1977. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Selected filmography
- The Shopworn Angel (1938)
- Blackmail (1939)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
- Second Chorus (1940)
- Hellzapoppin (1941)
- Mr. Lucky (1943)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
- The Miniver Story (1950)
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