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Harold S. Bucquet (10 April 1891 – 13 February 1946) was an English film director. He directed 26 films between 1936 and 1945. His 1937 film Torture Money won an Academy Award for the Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). His 1943 short The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.
Harold S. Bucquet. Director: The Adventures of Tartu. After serving in the US Army during World War I, British-born Harold S. Bucquet entered the film business, first as an extra and then as a set designer. He became an assistant to director Allen Holubar, and later was hired as an assistant director at MGM--a studio where he was to spend the ...
- Harold S. Bucquet
- February 13, 1946
- April 10, 1891
April 10, 1891 · London, England, UK. Died. February 13, 1946 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. Harold Spencer Bucquet. Nickname. Harry. Mini Bio. After serving in the US Army during World War I, British-born Harold S. Bucquet entered the film business, first as an extra and then as a set designer.
- April 10, 1891
- February 13, 1946
Harold Spencer Bucquet. Birth. 10 Apr 1891. London, City of London, Greater London, England. Death. 13 Feb 1946 (aged 54) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Oct 15, 2016 · Harold S. Bucquet | MoMA. British and American, 1891–1946. Exhibition. Making Faces: Images of Exploitation and Empowerment in Cinema. Oct 15, 2016–May 7, 2017. MoMA. Licensing. British and American, 1891–1946 Caption: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler.
Special Collections. The Harold S. Bucquet papers span the years 1927-1946 and encompass 4 linear feet. The collection consists primarily of clippings, scripts, and scrapbooks. Twenty-nine Bucquet-directed MGM films—18 features and 11 shorts—are represented by publicity clippings and reviews, and half of these also have script material.
Harold S. Bucquet (10 April 1891, London, England – 13 February 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an English film director. He directed 26 films between 1936 and 1945. His 1937 film Torture Money won an Academy Award for the Best Short Subject (Color). Known For. The Wind. The Scarlet Letter. On Borrowed Time. China Seas. The Stolen Jools.
