Leila McIntyre (December 20, 1882 – January 9, 1953) was an American actress and vaudeville performer.
Early life Leila McIntyre was from Vermont,"Easter Blooms in the Theaters" The Gazette Times, Pittsburgh (April 20, 1919): 54. via Newspapers.com She was on stage from childhood."Lincoln Stage Notes" The Lincoln Daily Star (October 13, 1911): 7. via Newspapers.com
Career
Leila McIntyre was a vaudeville performer,"Orpheum Offerings" Western Magazine (November 1, 1919): xii. first as half of Linton & McIntyre, "The Chattering Chums","Advance Comment" The Capital (July 19, 1902): 11. and finding fame as part of the Hyams & McIntyre comedy team with her husband, John Hyams.Anthony Slide, Encyclopedia of Vaudeville (University Press of Mississippi 2012): 256–257. She appeared in several Broadway productions, including Mother Goose (1903),"Klaw and Erlanger are Well Prepared" Broadway Weekly (August 18, 1904): 17. A Little of Everything (1904),Roland Burke Hennessy, "The American Stage: A Little of Everything and Much of Faye Templeton" Broadway Weekly (June 23, 1904): 12. York State Folks (1905), The Girl of My Dreams (1911)"Leila McIntyre in The Girl of my Dreams" Cosmopolitan Magazine (November 1911): 807. and The Dancing Duchess (1914)."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. 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."'Girl of My Dreams' at the Criterion" New York Times (August 8, 1911): 9.
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),Mark Potts, Dave Shephard, What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy (2007): 170. The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939) and Captain Eddie (1945). Her last film role was in The Hoodlum Saint (1946).Leila McIntyre filmography, Turner Classic Movies.
Personal life Leila McIntyre married fellow actor John Hyams, in 1904. Their daughter, Leila Hyams (1905–1977), also became an actress."Leila Hyams, 72, Golden Girl of Movies in 20's and 30's, Dies" New York Times (December 9, 1977): 2. Leila McIntyre was widowed in 1940."John Hyams; Old Time Vaudeville Actor and Father of Film Actress, Leila" New York Times (December 11, 1940): 28. She died in 1953, aged 70 years, in Los Angeles, California."Mrs. Leila McIntyre" Tampa Tribune (January 11, 1953): 6. via Newspapers.com
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1929Hurricane Mrs. Stevens 1930 On the Level Mom Whalen 1931 City Lights Flower Shop Assistant Uncredited1932 Forbidden Uncredited1933 Footlight Parade Mother in 'Honeymoon Hotel' Uncredited1933 Marriage on Approval Mary MacDonald 1933 Her Secret Dean of Women 1934 Dr. Monica Elizabeth – Monica's Maid Uncredited1935 A Night at the Ritz Banker's Wife Uncredited1935 Private Worlds Mrs. Marley 1935 Murder in the Fleet Mrs. Ambrose Justin Uncredited1935 The Virginia Judge Mrs. Stuart 1935 Coronado Hotel Guest Uncredited1936 Dangerous Waters Mrs. Brunch Uncredited1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island Mary Todd Lincoln 1936 We Went to College Mrs. Tomlin Uncredited1936 Mr. Cinderella Mrs. Wilberforce 1936 The Plainsman Mary Todd Lincoln Uncredited1937 Pick a Star Mrs. McGregor 1939 Zenobia Mrs. Langhorn Uncredited1939 The Women Woman with Bundles Uncredited1939 The Housekeeper's Daughter Mrs. Randall 1940 Framed Elderly Woman Uncredited1940 Women Without Names Juror Uncredited1940 Third Finger, Left Hand Mrs. Thompson Uncredited1941 Accent on Love Elderly Woman Uncredited1941 Private Nurse Woman in Flower Shop Uncredited1942 Maisie Gets Her Man Mrs. Dillon Uncredited1942 Tennessee Johnson Minor Role Uncredited1943 Crash Dive Senator's Wife Uncredited1943 Wintertime Bridge Player Uncredited1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal Jimmy's Mother Uncredited1945 Nob Hill Minor Role Uncredited1945 Captain Eddie Mrs. Foley 1945 Fallen Angel Bank Clerk Uncredited1946 The Hoodlum Saint Mrs. Ryan Uncredited, (final film role)
References
External links
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.