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Tom McNamara

Tom McNamara

Known for

Directing

Born

May 7, 1886

Died

May 19, 1964 (aged 78)

Biography

Tom McNamara (May 7, 1886 – May 19, 1964) was an American film director, screenwriter and cartoonist from the 1910s to the 1940s. He is perhaps best known for his involvement as a director of several Our Gang shorts for the Hal Roach studio, and as the creator of the comic strip Us Boys in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.

Best known work

Sparrows

Sparrows

1926
Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

1925
Live from E!

Live from E!

2002
Fire Fighters

Fire Fighters

1922
Young Sherlocks

Young Sherlocks

1922
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

1923
Up the Ladder

Up the Ladder

1925
Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning

1922
Little Orphan Annie

Little Orphan Annie

1932
A Quiet Street

A Quiet Street

1922

Filmography

  1. 2002

    Live from E!TV

    as Self (1 episode)

  2. 1933

    Cross Fire

    Additional Dialogue

  3. 1932

  4. 1927

  5. 1926

    Sparrows

    Second Unit Director

  6. 1925

    Little Annie Rooney

    Assistant Director

  7. 1925

  8. 1923

    Boys to Board

    Director, Story

  9. 1923

    The Cobbler

    Director

  10. 1922

  11. 1922

  12. 1922

  13. 1922

  14. 1922

  15. 1921

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