Actor and Screenwriter. Beal appeared in 38 films, directed 29 and wrote screenplays for 4. Married to actresses Louise Lester and Mary Egan. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Parents:  Elisha Franklin Beal (1826 – 1880)  Mary Howe Rathbun Beal (1829 – 1887)  Spouses:  Louise Lester Kammerer Beal (1867 – 1952)*  Mary Egan Beal (1878 – 1929)*  Children:  Scott R Beal (1890 – 1973)*  Mary Beal Edson (1902 – 1986)*  Siblings:  George Washington Beal (1856 – 1917)*  Edward Lafayette Beal (1859 – 1880)*  Frank Beal (1862 – 1934)  Scott R. Beal (1868 – 1910)* *Calculated relationship