William Keighley
Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Keighley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies (40)
The Master of Ballantrae1953Directing
Close to My Heart1951Directing
Rocky Mountain1950Directing
Rebecca1950Directing
The Street with No Name1948Directing
Honeymoon1947Directing- Target for Today1944Directing
George Washington Slept Here1942Directing
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941Directing
The Bride Came C.O.D.1941Directing
Four Mothers1941Directing
No Time for Comedy1940Directing
Torrid Zone1940Directing
The Fighting 69th1940Directing
Each Dawn I Die1939Directing
Yes, My Darling Daughter1939Directing
Brother Rat1938Directing
Valley of the Giants1938Directing
Secrets of an Actress1938Directing
The Adventures of Robin Hood1938Directing
Varsity Show1937Directing
The Prince and the Pauper1937Directing
God's Country and the Woman1937Directing
The Green Pastures1936Directing
Bullets or Ballots1936Directing
The Singing Kid1936Directing
Stars Over Broadway1935Directing
Special Agent1935Directing
'G' Men1935Directing
Mary Jane's Pa1935Directing