Tom McNamara (director)

Tom McNamara
McNamara in 1916
BornMay 7, 1886
DiedMay 19, 1964(1964-05-19) (aged 78)
Notable work

Tom McNamara (May 7, 1886 – May 19, 1964) was an American film director, screenwriter and cartoonist from the 1910s to the 1940s. He is perhaps best known for his involvement as a director of several Our Gang shorts for the Hal Roach studio, and as the creator of the comic strip Us Boys in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal.

McNamara died in San Francisco on May 19, 1964.[1]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ "Tom McNamara, Cartoonist, Dies". The Sacramento Bee. May 19, 1964. B13. Retrieved February 12, 2026.