| Archie Mayo | |
| Birth Name: | Archibald Louis Mayo |
| Birth Date: | January 29, 1891 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Alma Mater: | Columbia University |
| Occupation: | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1917–1946 |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 2 |
Archibald Louis Mayo (January 29, 1891 - December 4, 1968) was a film director, screenwriter and actor.[1]
The son of a tailor, Mayo was born in New York City. After attending the city's public schools, he studied at Columbia University.[2]
Mayo moved to Hollywood in 1915, initially working as an extra, and began working as a director in 1917 with L-KO Motion Picture Company and Christie Film Company. His films include Is Everybody Happy? (1929) with Ted Lewis, Bought! (1931) with Constance Bennett, Night After Night (1932) with George Raft and Mae West, The Doorway to Hell (1930) with James Cagney and Lew Ayres, Convention City (1933) with Joan Blondell, The Mayor of Hell (1933) with James Cagney, The Petrified Forest (1936) with Bette Davis, Leslie Howard and Humphrey Bogart, and The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) with Gary Cooper.
In 1940, Mayo pursued legal action against the Samuel Goldwyn Company who had allegedly threatened to send Mayo to work in England, which was in the midst of World War II, if Mayo did not agree to lengthen his contract with the company.[3]
Mayo retired in 1946, shortly after completing A Night in Casablanca with the Marx Brothers and Angel on My Shoulder with Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, and Claude Rains.
Mayo has a star at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.[4]
Mayo died of cancer in Guadalajara, Mexico on December 4, 1968.[2]
