Roy Pomeroy was born on April 20, 1892 in Darjeeling, India. He was a director, known for Shock (1934), Inside the Lines (1930) and Interference (1928). He was married to Sylvia. He died on September 3, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pioneer special effects innovator at Paramount in the 1920's. He devised the parting of the seas sequence for The Ten Commandments (1923) and was the only recipient of the short-lived 'Engineering Effects' category at the Oscars.
One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (AMPAS)