William Keighley

Born: 4th of August 1889

Died: 24th of June 1984 (aged 94)

Biography:
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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 Keighley's Filmography

Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

  •   Movie
  • 1933
Man Getting a Shoeshine (uncredited)
The Master of Ballantrae

The Master of Ballantrae

  •   Movie
  • 1953
Director
Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

  •   Movie
  • 1950
Director
The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

  •   Movie
  • 1941
Director
Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone

  •   Movie
  • 1940
Director
The Fighting 69th

The Fighting 69th

  •   Movie
  • 1940
Director
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

  •   Movie
  • 1939
Director
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

  •   Movie
  • 1938
Director
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

  •   Movie
  • 1937
Director
The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

  •   Movie
  • 1936
Director
Special Agent

Special Agent

  •   Movie
  • 1935
Director
Babbitt

Babbitt

  •   Movie
  • 1934
Director
Picture Snatcher

Picture Snatcher

  •   Movie
  • 1933
Writer
Ladies They Talk About

Ladies They Talk About

  •   Movie
  • 1933
Director
The Match King

The Match King

  •   Movie
  • 1932
Director
Jewel Robbery

Jewel Robbery

  •   Movie
  • 1932
Assistant Director