Otis B. Thayer
Otis B. Thayer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Otis Bryant Thayer 1862 |
| Died | August 16, 1935 (aged 72–73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Obie |
| Occupations | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1919 – 1928 |
| Spouses | Lily Adele Frey (m. 1883)Gertrude M. Cavagna
(m. 1903–1935) |
Otis Bryant Thayer (1862 – August 16, 1935) was an American actor, director, producer and owner of silent era film production companies. Before his film career he was a stage actor and operatic comedian. By 1910, he piloted the Chicago based Selig Polyscope Company filming westerns on locations at Canon City. He founded the Art-O-Graf film company of Denver in 1919. And by 1920, he was the president of the "Superior Foto Play Company."