William Keighley
Cunoscut Pentru
Directing
Born
August 4, 1889
Birth Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
June 24, 1984
Biografie
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William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.
After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the U.S. Army Signal Corp's motion picture unit. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin.
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William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.
After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the U.S. Army Signal Corp's motion picture unit. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin.
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Filmografie
The Master of Ballantrae
1953 — director
Close to My Heart
1951 — director
Rocky Mountain
1950 — director
The Street with No Name
1948 — director
Honeymoon
1947 — director
Target for Today
1944 — director
George Washington Slept Here
1942 — director
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 — director
The Bride Came C.O.D.
1941 — director
Four Mothers
1941 — director
No Time for Comedy
1940 — director
Torrid Zone
1940 — director