1945Winner
Best Director
Scarlet Street
Melville Shyer
Director · Producer · Writer
Memphis - Tennessee - USA
September 28, 1895
Biography
From Wikipedia Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50 years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith. Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish background. His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
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1946Nominee
Best Director
The Killers
1943Nominee
Best Director
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
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1944Highlight
Best Director
Jungle Woman
1946Highlight
Best Director
Terror by Night
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Scarlet Street
The Killers
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man