Oscar Eagle

Oscar Eagle (January 21, 1861-March 14, 1930) was a director of theatrical productions and films in the United States.^[1] He was also an actor.^[2]

Eagle was born in Gallipolis, Ohio.^[1]^[3]

He worked for Famous Players and Selig Polyscope film companies.^[4]

The New York Public Library has a photo of a young Eagle in costume.^[5]

Theater

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1904)
Sometime (1918), director
The Melting of Molly (1918)^[1] (Melting of Molly is a book by Maria Thompson Daviess)
Wildflower (1923), director
The Cocoanuts (1925)
Animal Crackers (1928)
Houseboat on the Styx (1928)^[1] (that fantasy novel A House-Boat on the Styx was published in 1895)

Filmography

The Laird's Daughter (1912) producer
The Miller of Burgundy (1912), producer
The Girl at the Cupola (1912), extant
Arabia The Equine Detective (1913)
Our Mutual Girl (1914)
The Royal Box (1914)
The Little Mademoiselle (1915)^[6]
The Dictator (1915)^[7]
The Sins of Society (1915)^[6]
The Cotton King (1915)^[6]
Fruits of Desire (1916)^[6]
The Frozen Warning (1917)^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Oscar Eagle (Director) | Playbill".
^ "OSCAR EAGLE DIES.; Ex-Actor and Musical Comedy Director Stricken In Central Park". The New York Times. March 16, 1930 – via NYTimes.com.
^ Franceschina, John. "Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923 Volume 1". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
^ "Nickelodeon". January 11, 1915 – via Google Books.
^ "Oscar Eagle". NYPL Digital Collections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
^ "The Dictator". January 11, 1915 – via memory.loc.gov.