Wesley Barry

Infobox Actor
name = Wesley Barry

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imagesize = 250px
caption = Wesley Barry, 1924
birthname =
birthdate = birth date|1907|8|10|mf=y
birthplace = Los Angeles, California
deathdate = death date and age|1994|4|11|1907|8|10|mf=y
deathplace = Fresno, California
othername = Wesley E. Barrry
Wesley E. Barry
Wes Barry
occupation = Actor, director, producer
yearsactive =

Wesley Barry (August 10, 1907 - April 11, 1994) was an American child actor in silent motion pictures. He later became a producer and director of both film and television.

Biography

Early life and career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Barry was seven years old when a young director was attracted by his facial features, and put him at work at the old Kalem Studios. He was not noted for his freckles until Marshall Neilan cast him in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm", with his freckles uncovered (earlier producers had insisted that all subjects cover facial blemishes with grease paint).

Soon, Barry became a star in his own right, and 1920's "Dinty" put him over with great success. Later screen productions which served him as starring vehicles are "School Days", "Rags to Riches", "Heroes of the Street", and Warner specials. He was eleven years old when he appeared opposite Mary Pickford in "Daddy-Long-Legs", and later, in Cecil B. DeMille's "Male and Female", opposite Gloria Swanson.

Later life

Barry made some minor film appearances in sound movies through the 1930s, and his last film appearance was in "Ladies' Day" in 1943. In the 1940s, Barry became a director and producer of television and B-movies, such as "The Steel Fist" and "Racing Blood". He directed his last film, "The Jolly Genie", in 1963.

Barry died on April 11, 1994 in Fresno, California.

External links

*imdb|id=0058191|name=Wesley Barry
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*Find A Grave|id=8716872

Persondata
NAME= Barry, Wesley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Barrry, Wesley E.; Barry, Wesley E.; Barry, Wes
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor, director, producer
DATE OF BIRTH= August 10, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH= Los Angeles, California
DATE OF DEATH= April 11, 1994
PLACE OF DEATH= Fresno, California