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Fanchon Royer(1902-1986)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Fanchon Royer attended school there and in Minneapolis and Chicago. She entered pictures via the "extra girl" route in 1916. She became editor of the trade magazine "Camera" before her 18th birthday and, for several years, did publicity and actors' management. She produced her first film in 1928, "Life's Like That". Over the next ten years she produced more than 30 films in English and Spanish for the independent market. She was the mother of two sons and three daughters.
BornJanuary 21, 1902
DiedSeptember 24, 1986(84)
BornJanuary 21, 1902
DiedSeptember 24, 1986(84)
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Known for

Leon Ames, Lona Andre, and John Carroll in Pilot X (1936)
Pilot X
5.2
  • Producer
  • 1936
Cannonball Express
6.5
  • Producer
  • 1932
Bell Ringer of Antigua
  • Writer
  • 1946
Charles Delaney, Muriel Evans, Rex Lease, Marie Prevost, and Duncan Renaldo in Ten Laps to Go (1936)
Ten Laps to Go
4.7
  • Producer
  • 1936

Credits

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Producer



  • Betty Compson in The Mystic Circle Murder (1938)
    The Mystic Circle Murder
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1938
  • William Bakewell and Arletta Duncan in Mile a Minute Love (1937)
    Mile a Minute Love
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1937
  • Joan Fontaine and Bruce Bennett in A Million to One (1936)
    A Million to One
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Charles Delaney, Muriel Evans, Rex Lease, Marie Prevost, and Duncan Renaldo in Ten Laps to Go (1936)
    Ten Laps to Go
    4.7
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Leon Ames, Lona Andre, and John Carroll in Pilot X (1936)
    Pilot X
    5.2
    • producer
    • 1936
  • Fighting Lady
    • producer
    • 1935
  • Frank Albertson and June Clyde in Hollywood Mystery (1934)
    Hollywood Mystery
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Mackaill, Tom Moore, and Vivien Oakland in Neighbors' Wives (1933)
    Neighbors' Wives
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Her Resale Value
    • producer
    • 1933
  • José Crespo and Conchita Montenegro in Dos noches (1933)
    Dos noches
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Leon Ames, Helen Chandler, Edward Earle, Arthur Loft, and Charlotte Merriam in Alimony Madness (1933)
    Alimony Madness
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Revenge at Monte Carlo
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Behind Jury Doors (1932)
    Behind Jury Doors
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Lloyd Hughes and George J. Lewis in The Heart Punch (1932)
    The Heart Punch
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Edwina Booth in Trapped in Tia Juana (1932)
    Trapped in Tia Juana
    5.1
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1932

Writer



  • Frontiers of Faith (1952)
    Frontiers of Faith
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Bell Ringer of Antigua
    • Writer
    • 1946

Director



  • Bell Ringer of Antigua
    • Director
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • January 21, 1902
    • Des Moines, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 1986
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Raymond CannonFebruary 9, 1920 - 1931 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Editor of the Quill, high School literary magazine in 1917.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She left Hollywood in 1940 and formed a company that produced and released religious films until 1945. In 1943 she became president of the Catholic Film and Radio Guild.
  • Quotes
    [after working as an actress] . . . . one year in pictures contained more heartbreaks than I have ever known, before or since.

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