| Tom McNamara | |
|---|---|
 McNamara in 1916 | |
| Born | 7 May 1886 |
| Died | 19 May 1964(1964-05-19) (aged 78) |
| Notable work | |
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.
Partial filmography
- The Gilded Lily (1921) (titles)
- The Idol of the North (1921) (titles)
- One Terrible Day (1922)
- Fire Fighters (1922)
- Young Sherlocks (1922)
- Saturday Morning (1922)
- A Quiet Street (1922)
- The Cobbler (1923)
- A Pleasant Journey (1923) (titles)
- Boys to Board (1923) (story, titles)
- Sparrows (1926) (uncredited)
- Little Orphan Annie (1932) (writer)
External links
- Filmography and listing of McNamara's comics works
- Tom McNamara at IMDb
- The chapter on comics from Gilbert Seldes's "Seven Liveley Arts" which makes mention of McNamara's "Us Boys"
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