William Witney
| William Witney | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Nuelsen Witney May 15, 1915 Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Jackson, California |
| Other names | William Whitney Bill Witney William N. Witney |
| Years active | 1939-1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Maxine Doyle (m.1938–1973; her death) Beverly (m.1977–2002; his death) |
| Website | www.williamwitney.com |
William Nuelsen Witney (May 5, 1915 – 17 March, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.[1]
He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.
Quentin Tarantino has singled out Witney as one of his favorite directors and a "lost master", and considers four films as Witney's best work: The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle, Stranger at My Door (1956), The Bonnie Parker Story (1958), and Paratroop Command (1959).[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson.
Whitney was also a director for Jim Davis' syndicated adventure television series, Rescue 8, which aired from 1958 to 1960.
Selected filmography
- Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)
- The Girl from Alaska (1942)
- The Golden Stallion (1949)
- Shadows of Tombstone (1953)
- Down Laredo Way (1953)
- Stranger at My Door (1956)
- Valley of the Redwoods (1960)
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