Trivia

Died suddenly just four days after he finished supervising the final cut of the Laurel & Hardy feature [tt0029923. The film was released two weeks after his death.

His main contribution, when working with Laurel & Hardy, was insisting on sticking more closely to the script than other directors and rehearsing comedy gags so that they came off the way that they were planned.

Started in 1916 as a property man.

Brother of Stanley Blystone and Jasper Blystone.

Graduated from the University of Wisconsin.

American director, at Fox from 1924-36, specializing in comedy. Stylistically anonymous to the point of letting his stars (such as Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy) dictate most of the running of the production. Died of a heart attack at the age of only 45.

Daughters: Francine (b. 1918) and Betty (b. 1923).

Involved with almost 100 films between 1915-38.