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William A. Seiter

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William A. Seiter

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(на 74 години)
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New York City, New York, USA
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William A. Seiter (June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) was an American film director. He was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918.

At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular Reginald Denny vehicles, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included The Beautiful and Damned and The Family Secret.

In the early talkie era, Seiter helped nurture the talents of RKO's comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey in such rollicking features as Caught Plastered (1931) and Diplomaniacs (1933). He also directed the Laurel and Hardy feature Sons of the Desert (1933), their only film together. Other films include Sunny, Going Wild, Kiss Me Again, Hot Saturday, Way Back Home, Girl Crazy, Rafter Romance, Roberta, Room Service, Susannah of the Mounties, Allegheny Uprising, You Were Never Lovelier, Up in Central Park, and One Touch of Venus.

Among the many stars directed by Seiter during his long career were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Jack Haley, Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth and the Marx Brothers.

While many of his films were minor gems, Seiter was capable of turning out bad movies once in a while. For example, if he ran into friction from his star—as was the case with Lou Costello in 1946's Little Giant -- Seiter would get even by adhering religiously to the script, refusing to add any nuance or creativity to the project (this pettiness may have been the reason that one prominent actress of the 1930s referred to Seiter as the most unimaginative director she'd ever worked with). On his final four films, before he retired in 1954, Seiter functioned as both producer and director. These films included The Lady Wants Mink (1953), a gentle satire of the then topical "raise your own coat" craze.

He died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack, aged 74.

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1913 Pierre of the North Филм The Mail Carrier

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ГодинаЗаглавиеДлъжност
1956 The Gale Storm Show ТВ Director (10 еп.)
1955 Want Ad Wedding Филм Director
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ТВ Director (1 еп.)
1955 Screen Director's Playhouse ТВ Director (1 еп.)
1955 The Wild Bunch Филм Director
1955 The Millionaire ТВ Director (2 еп.)
1954 Make Haste to Live Филм Director
1953 Champ for a Day Филм Producer, Director
1953 The Lady Wants Mink Филм Director, Associate Producer
1952 Cavalcade of America ТВ Director (2 еп.)
1952 Four Star Playhouse ТВ Director (1 еп.)
1951 Dear Brat Филм Director
1950 Borderline Филм Director
1948 One Touch of Venus Филм Director
1948 Up in Central Park Филм Director
1947 I'll Be Yours Филм Director
1946 Lover Come Back Филм Director
1946 Little Giant Филм Director
1945 That Night with You Филм Director
1945 The Affairs of Susan Филм Director
1945 It's a Pleasure Филм Director
1944 Belle of the Yukon Филм Director, Producer
1944 Four Jills in a Jeep Филм Director
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance Филм Director
1943 Destroyer Филм Director
1942 You Were Never Lovelier Филм Director
1942 Broadway Филм Director
1941 Appointment for Love Филм Director
1941 Nice Girl? Филм Director
1940 Hired Wife Филм Director, Producer
1940 It's a Date Филм Director
1939 Allegheny Uprising Филм Director
1939 Susannah of the Mounties Филм Director
1938 Thanks for Everything Филм Director
1938 Room Service Филм Director
1938 Three Blind Mice Филм Director
1938 Sally, Irene and Mary Филм Director
1937 Life Begins in College Филм Director
1937 The Life of the Party Филм Director
1937 This Is My Affair Филм Director
1936 Stowaway Филм Director
1936 Dimples Филм Director
1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames Филм Director
1936 The Moon's Our Home Филм Director
1935 If You Could Only Cook Филм Director
1935 In Person Филм Director
1935 Orchids to You Филм Director
1935 The Daring Young Man Филм Director
1935 Roberta Филм Director
1934 The Richest Girl in the World Филм Director
1934 We're Rich Again Филм Director
1934 Love Birds Филм Director
1934 Sing and Like It Филм Director
1933 Лаурел и Харди в Чикаго Филм Director, Writer
1933 Chance at Heaven Филм Director
1933 Rafter Romance Филм Director
1933 Professional Sweetheart Филм Director
1933 Diplomaniacs Филм Director
1933 Hello, Everybody! Филм Director
1932 If I Had a Million Филм Director
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