Harold S. Bucquet Explained

Harold S. Bucquet
Birth Date:10 April 1891
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Film director
Yearsactive:1922–1945

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).[1] His 1943 short The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.[2]

He was born in London, England and died in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.[3]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York Times: Torture Money . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520021315/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300654/Torture-Money/details . dead . 20 May 2011 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2011 . 13 May 2008.
  2. Web site: Preserved Projects. Academy Film Archive.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&dq=harold+bucquet+forest+lawn&pg=PA39 Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries