Leila McIntyre

Leila McIntyre (December 20, 1882 – January 9, 1953) was an American actress and vaudeville performer.

Leila McIntyre, from a 1911 publication.

Leila McIntyre and John Hyams, from a 1917 publication.

Early life

Leila McIntyre was from Vermont,[1] She was on stage from childhood.[2]

Career

Leila McIntyre was a vaudeville performer,[3] first as half of Linton & McIntyre, "The Chattering Chums",[4] and finding fame as part of the Hyams & McIntyre comedy team with her husband, John Hyams.[5] She appeared in several Broadway productions, including Mother Goose (1903),[6] A Little of Everything (1904),[7] York State Folks (1905), The Girl of My Dreams (1911)[8] and The Dancing Duchess (1914).[9] In a review of The Girl of My Dreams, the New York Times noted that McIntyre had "a pretty saucer-eyed innocent stare and quavering treble" suited to her ingenue role.[10]

Leila McIntyre appeared in almost forty films, usually in small roles, including twice as Mary Todd Lincoln, in The Plainsman (1936) and in The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936). She was also seen in Hurricane (1929), On the Level (1930), Marriage on Approval (1933), Her Secret (1933), Private Worlds (1935), Murder in the Fleet, Mr. Cinderella (1936), Pick a Star (1937),[11] The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) and Captain Eddie (1945). Her last film role was in The Hoodlum Saint (1946).[12]

Personal life

Leila McIntyre married fellow actor John Hyams, in 1904. Their daughter, Leila Hyams (1905-1977), also became an actress.[13] Leila McIntyre was widowed in 1940.[14] She died in 1953, aged 70 years, in Los Angeles, California.[15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1929	Hurricane	Mrs. Stevens
1930	On the Level	Mom Whalen
1931	City Lights	Flower Shop Assistant	Uncredited
1932	Forbidden		Uncredited
1933	Footlight Parade	Mother in 'Honeymoon Hotel'	Uncredited
1933	Marriage on Approval	Mary MacDonald
1933	Her Secret	Dean of Women
1934	Dr. Monica	Elizabeth - Monica's Maid	Uncredited
1935	A Night at the Ritz	Banker's Wife	Uncredited
1935	Private Worlds	Mrs. Marley
1935	Murder in the Fleet	Mrs. Ambrose Justin	Uncredited
1935	The Virginia Judge	Mrs. Stuart
1935	Coronado	Hotel Guest	Uncredited
1936	Dangerous Waters	Mrs. Brunch	Uncredited
1936	The Prisoner of Shark Island	Mary Todd Lincoln
1936	We Went to College	Mrs. Tomlin	Uncredited
1936	Mr. Cinderella	Mrs. Wilberforce
1936	The Plainsman	Mary Todd Lincoln	Uncredited
1937	Pick a Star	Mrs. McGregor
1939	Zenobia	Mrs. Langhorn	Uncredited
1939	The Women	Woman with Bundles	Uncredited
1939	The Housekeeper's Daughter	Mrs. Randall
1940	Framed	Elderly Woman	Uncredited
1940	Women Without Names	Juror	Uncredited
1940	Third Finger, Left Hand	Mrs. Thompson	Uncredited
1941	Accent on Love	Elderly Woman	Uncredited
1941	Private Nurse	Woman in Flower Shop	Uncredited
1942	Maisie Gets Her Man	Mrs. Dillon	Uncredited
1942	Tennessee Johnson	Minor Role	Uncredited
1943	Crash Dive	Senator's Wife	Uncredited
1943	Wintertime	Bridge Player	Uncredited
1945	A Guy, a Gal and a Pal	Jimmy's Mother	Uncredited
1945	Nob Hill	Minor Role	Uncredited
1945	Captain Eddie	Mrs. Foley
1945	Fallen Angel	Bank Clerk	Uncredited
1946	The Hoodlum Saint	Mrs. Ryan	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

1. "Easter Blooms in the Theaters" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 20, 1919): 54. via Newspapers.com
2. "Lincoln Stage Notes" Lincoln Star (October 13, 1911): 7. via Newspapers.com
3. "Orpheum Offerings" Western Magazine (November 1, 1919): xii.
4. "Advance Comment" The Capital (July 19, 1902): 11.
5. Anthony Slide, Encyclopedia of Vaudeville (University Press of Mississippi 2012): 256-257. ISBN 9781617032509
6. "Klaw and Erlanger are Well Prepared" Broadway Weekly (August 18, 1904): 17.
7. Roland Burke Hennessy, "The American Stage: A Little of Everything and Much of Faye Templeton" Broadway Weekly (June 23, 1904): 12.
8. "Leila McIntyre in The Girl of my Dreams" Cosmopolitan Magazine (November 1911): 807.
9. "Hyams & McIntyre" in Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, eds., Vaudeville Old & New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performances in America (Psychology Press 2007): 545-546. ISBN 9780415938532
10. "'Girl of My Dreams' at the Criterion" New York Times (August 8, 1911): 9. via ProQuest
11. Mark Potts, Dave Shephard, What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy (2007): 170. ISBN 9780955531835
12. Leila McIntyre filmography, Turner Classic Movies.
13. "Leila Hyams, 72, Golden Girl of Movies in 20's and 30's, Dies" New York Times (December 9, 1977): 2.
14. "John Hyams; Old Time Vaudeville Actor and Father of Film Actress, Leila" New York Times (December 11, 1940): 28.
15. "Mrs. Leila McIntyre" Tampa Tribune (January 11, 1953): 6. via Newspapers.com

External links

• Leila McIntyre on IMDb
• Leila McIntyre's listing at IBDB.
• Leila McIntyre's gravesite, on Find a Grave.
• Portrait of John Hyams and Leila McIntyre, in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections.
• A postcard image of Leila McIntyre, from the Stuart A. Lassen Postcard Collection, Willard Library Digital Collections.