{{short description|American actress (1882–1953)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Leila McIntyre | image = LeilaMcIntyre1911.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = McIntyre in 1911 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1882|12|20}} | birth_place = Vermont, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|01|09|1882|12|20}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1903{{ndash}}1946 | known_for = | spouse = {{marriage|John Hyams|1904|1940|end=died}} | children = Leila Hyams }}
'''Leila McIntyre''' (December 20, 1882 – January 9, 1953) was an American actress and vaudeville performer.
==Early life== Leila McIntyre was from Vermont,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21513894/leila_mcintyre_1919/ "Easter Blooms in the Theaters"] ''The Gazette Times'', Pittsburgh (April 20, 1919): 54. via Newspapers.com{{open access}}</ref> She was on stage from childhood.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21514570/leila_mcintyre_1911/ "Lincoln Stage Notes"] ''The Lincoln Daily Star'' (October 13, 1911): 7. via Newspapers.com{{open access}}</ref>
==Career== thumb|left|Leila McIntyre and John Hyams, from a 1917 publication. Leila McIntyre was a vaudeville performer,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=9N1AAQAAMAAJ&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=RA1-PA228 "Orpheum Offerings"] ''Western Magazine'' (November 1, 1919): xii.</ref> first as half of Linton & McIntyre, "The Chattering Chums",<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kuNEAQAAMAAJ&q=Linton+&pg=PA142 "Advance Comment"] ''The Capital'' (July 19, 1902): 11.</ref> and finding fame as part of the Hyams & McIntyre comedy team with her husband, John Hyams.<ref>Anthony Slide, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hu3nNSmRjZ0C&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=PA256 ''Encyclopedia of Vaudeville''] (University Press of Mississippi 2012): 256–257. {{ISBN|9781617032509}}</ref> She appeared in several Broadway productions, including ''Mother Goose'' (1903),<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=01swAQAAMAAJ&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=PA18-IA399 "Klaw and Erlanger are Well Prepared"] ''Broadway Weekly'' (August 18, 1904): 17.</ref> ''A Little of Everything'' (1904),<ref>Roland Burke Hennessy, [https://books.google.com/books?id=01swAQAAMAAJ&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=PA18-IA282 "The American Stage: A Little of Everything and Much of Faye Templeton"] ''Broadway Weekly'' (June 23, 1904): 12.</ref> ''York State Folks'' (1905), ''The Girl of My Dreams'' (1911)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=53JAAQAAMAAJ&q=McIntyre&pg=PA807 "Leila McIntyre in The Girl of my Dreams"] ''Cosmopolitan Magazine'' (November 1911): 807.</ref> and ''The Dancing Duchess'' (1914).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=XFnfnKg6BcAC&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=PA545 "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. {{ISBN|9780415938532}}</ref> 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.<ref>"'Girl of My Dreams' at the Criterion" ''New York Times'' (August 8, 1911): 9. {{ProQuest|<!-- Add ProQuest data here -->}}</ref>
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),<ref>Mark Potts, Dave Shephard, [https://books.google.com/books?id=jLS9ht9bWPkC&dq=Leila+McIntyre&pg=PA170 ''What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy''] (2007): 170. {{ISBN|9780955531835}}</ref> ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' (1939) and ''Captain Eddie'' (1945). Her last film role was in ''The Hoodlum Saint'' (1946).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110820191152/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/127753%7C96923/Leila-McIntyre/ Leila McIntyre] filmography, Turner Classic Movies.</ref>
==Personal life== Leila McIntyre married fellow actor John Hyams, in 1904. Their daughter, Leila Hyams (1905–1977), also became an actress.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/09/archives/leila-hyams-72-golden-girl-of-movies-in-20s-and-30s-dies.html "Leila Hyams, 72, Golden Girl of Movies in 20's and 30's, Dies"] ''New York Times'' (December 9, 1977): 2.</ref> Leila McIntyre was widowed in 1940.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1940/12/11/archives/john-hyams-oldtime-vaudeville-actor-and-father-of-film-actress.html "John Hyams; Old Time Vaudeville Actor and Father of Film Actress, Leila"] ''New York Times'' (December 11, 1940): 28.</ref> She died in 1953, aged 70 years, in Los Angeles, California.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21513010/leila_mcintyre_1953/ "Mrs. Leila McIntyre"] ''Tampa Tribune'' (January 11, 1953): 6. via Newspapers.com{{open access}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1929||''Hurricane'' || Mrs. Stevens || |- |1930|| ''On the Level'' || Mom Whalen || |- |1931|| ''City Lights'' || Flower Shop Assistant || Uncredited |- |1932|| ''Forbidden'' || || Uncredited |- |1933|| ''Footlight Parade'' || Mother in 'Honeymoon Hotel' || Uncredited |- |1933|| ''Marriage on Approval'' || Mary MacDonald || |- |1933|| ''Her Secret'' || Dean of Women || |- |1934|| ''Dr. Monica'' || Elizabeth – Monica's Maid || Uncredited |- |1935|| ''A Night at the Ritz'' || Banker's Wife || Uncredited |- |1935|| ''Private Worlds'' || Mrs. Marley || |- |1935|| ''Murder in the Fleet'' || Mrs. Ambrose Justin || Uncredited |- |1935|| ''The Virginia Judge'' || Mrs. Stuart || |- |1935|| ''Coronado'' || Hotel Guest || Uncredited |- |1936|| ''Dangerous Waters'' || Mrs. Brunch || Uncredited |- |1936|| ''The Prisoner of Shark Island'' || Mary Todd Lincoln || |- |1936|| ''We Went to College'' || Mrs. Tomlin || Uncredited |- |1936|| ''Mr. Cinderella'' || Mrs. Wilberforce || |- |1936|| ''The Plainsman'' || Mary Todd Lincoln || Uncredited |- |1937|| ''Pick a Star'' || Mrs. McGregor || |- |1939|| ''Zenobia'' || Mrs. Langhorn || Uncredited |- |1939|| ''The Women'' || Woman with Bundles || Uncredited |- |1939|| ''The Housekeeper's Daughter'' || Mrs. Randall || |- |1940|| ''Framed'' || Elderly Woman || Uncredited |- |1940|| ''Women Without Names'' || Juror || Uncredited |- |1940|| ''Third Finger, Left Hand'' || Mrs. Thompson || Uncredited |- |1941|| ''Accent on Love'' || Elderly Woman || Uncredited |- |1941|| ''Private Nurse'' || Woman in Flower Shop || Uncredited |- |1942|| ''Maisie Gets Her Man'' || Mrs. Dillon || Uncredited |- |1942|| ''Tennessee Johnson'' || Minor Role || Uncredited |- |1943|| ''Crash Dive'' || Senator's Wife || Uncredited |- |1943|| ''Wintertime'' || Bridge Player || Uncredited |- |1945|| ''A Guy, a Gal and a Pal'' || Jimmy's Mother || Uncredited |- |1945|| ''Nob Hill'' || Minor Role || Uncredited |- |1945|| ''Captain Eddie'' || Mrs. Foley || |- |1945|| ''Fallen Angel'' || Bank Clerk || Uncredited |- |1946|| ''The Hoodlum Saint'' || Mrs. Ryan || Uncredited, (final film role) |}
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==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDB name|0570786}} * [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/leila-mcintyre-52409 Leila McIntyre's listing at IBDB.] * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11502/leila-mcintyre Leila McIntyre's gravesite], on Find a Grave. * [http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/ref/collection/macauley/id/1031 Portrait of John Hyams and Leila McIntyre], in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections. * [http://dspace.willard.lib.mi.us/xmlui/handle/123456789/13389?show=full A postcard image of Leila McIntyre], from the Stuart A. Lassen Postcard Collection, Willard Library Digital Collections.
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