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Lex Neal(1894-1940)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Lex Neal was born on 10 May 1894 in Chester, South Carolina, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Battling Butler (1926), Speedy (1928) and Go West (1925). He was married to Eleanor Horne and Eleanore ?. He died on 4 July 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 10, 1894
DiedJuly 4, 1940(46)
BornMay 10, 1894
DiedJuly 4, 1940(46)
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Known for

Buster Keaton in Battling Butler (1926)
Battling Butler
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1926
Ann Christy and Harold Lloyd in Speedy (1928)
Speedy
7.6
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1928
Go West (1925)
Go West
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1925
Monty Banks in Racing Luck (1924)
Racing Luck
  • Writer
  • 1924

Credits

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Writer

  • Mantan Moreland and Florence O'Brien in Lucky Ghost (1942)
    Lucky Ghost
    5.7
    • story
    • 1942
  • Mantan Moreland and Marguerite Whitten in Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941)
    Mr. Washington Goes to Town
    6.2
    • screen play by
    • 1941
  • The Old Fashioned Way (1934)
    The Old Fashioned Way
    7.3
    • contributor to special sequences (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Extra! Extra!
    5.9
    Short
    • story
    • 1932
  • Harold Lloyd in Feet First (1930)
    Feet First
    6.7
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Harold Lloyd in Welcome Danger (1929)
    Welcome Danger
    5.9
    • story
    • 1929
  • Ann Christy and Harold Lloyd in Speedy (1928)
    Speedy
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • story (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Harold Lloyd in The Kid Brother (1927)
    The Kid Brother
    7.6
    • scenario
    • 1927
  • Buster Keaton in Battling Butler (1926)
    Battling Butler
    7.0
    • adapted by: from the 1923 stage success of the same name
    • 1926
  • Go West (1925)
    Go West
    7.1
    • assistant writer
    • 1925
  • A Self-Made Failure (1924)
    A Self-Made Failure
    • scenario
    • 1924
  • Monty Banks in Racing Luck (1924)
    Racing Luck
    • story
    • 1924
  • Ben Alexander, Irene Rich, and Henry B. Walthall in Boy of Mine (1923)
    Boy of Mine
    • adaptation
    • 1923
  • Taking Chances
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1921
  • Joseph Belmont and Sidney Smith in Stars and Stripes (1921)
    Stars and Stripes
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1921

Director

  • The Steeplechaser (1926)
    The Steeplechaser
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • A Polar Baron
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • A Flaming Affair
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926

Additional Crew

  • Ronald Reagan and Rosella Towne in Code of the Secret Service (1939)
    Code of the Secret Service
    5.2
    • comedy construction
    • 1939
  • Rosella Towne in The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)
    The Adventures of Jane Arden
    5.8
    • comedy construction
    • 1939
  • Go West (1925)
    Go West
    7.1
    • assistant to director
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 10, 1894
    • Chester, South Carolina, USA
  • Died
    • July 4, 1940
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(diabetes)
  • Spouses
      Eleanor HorneApril 7, 1931 - ?
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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