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Lesley Selander

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Lesley Selander

Born
Died
(aged 79)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
155 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia.

Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as The Cat and the Fiddle (1934), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Fritz Lang's Fury (1936).

To this day, Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. In 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of Lassie.

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Signature work

Known For

Crew credits 155

YearTitleJob
1968 Arizona Bushwhackers Film Director
1967 Fort Utah Film Director
1966 The Texican Film Director
1965 Town Tamer Film Director
1965 Fort Courageous Film Director
1965 War Party Film Director
1965 Convict Stage Film Director
1964 Daniel Boone TV Director (1 ep)
1960 The Tall Man TV Director (2 ep)
1960 Overland Trail TV Director (1 ep)
1959 Laramie TV Director (14 ep)
1958 Cannonball TV Director (7 ep)
1958 The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Film Director
1957 The Wayward Girl Film Director
1957 Taming Sutton’s Gal Film Director
1957 Outlaw's Son Film Director
1957 Revolt at Fort Laramie Film Director
1957 Tomahawk Trail Film Director
1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre TV Director (1 ep)
1956 Quincannon, Frontier Scout Film Director
1956 The Broken Star Film Director
1955 Desert Sands Film Director
1955 Fury Film Director
1955 Fort Yuma Film Director
1955 Tall Man Riding Film Director
1955 Shotgun Film Director
1954 Lassie TV Director (23 ep)
1954 Return from the Sea Film Director
1954 The Yellow Tomahawk Film Director
1954 Arrow In The Dust Film Director
1954 Dragonfly Squadron Film Director
1953 The Royal African Rifles Film Director
1953 Fighter Attack Film Director
1953 Fort Algiers Film Director
1953 War Paint Film Director
1953 Cow Country Film Director
1953 Fort Vengeance Film Director
1952 The Raiders Film Director
1952 Flat Top Film Director
1952 Battle Zone Film Director
1952 Desert Passage Film Director
1952 Road Agent Film Director
1952 Trail Guide Film Director
1952 Fort Osage Film Director
1951 Overland Telegraph Film Director
1951 Flight to Mars Film Director
1951 Pistol Harvest Film Director
1951 The Highwayman Film Director
1951 Gunplay Film Director
1951 Cavalry Scout Film Director
1951 I Was an American Spy Film Director
1951 Saddle Legion Film Director
1951 Law of the Badlands Film Director
1950 Short Grass Film Director
1950 The Kangaroo Kid Film Director
1950 Rio Grande Patrol Film Director
1950 Rider from Tucson Film Director
1950 Storm Over Wyoming Film Director
1950 Dakota Lil Film Director
1950 Riders of the Range Film Director
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