William Beaudine: From Silents to Television

ISBN-10: 0810852187
ISBN-13: 9780810852181
Category: Motion picture producers and directors
Pages: 387
Language: English
Published: 2005
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Author: Wendy L. Marshall

Description

In his unsurpassed employment of 60 years in the business, Beaudine racked up more than 500 films and in excess of 350 television programs. Until his death at age 78, he was the oldest active director in the business. This detailed biography chronicles Beaudine's swift rise through the ranks, his triumph as one of the most successful directors of British comedies, his accumulation and loss of personal fortunes, his fall from fame, and his prolific work in television. Marshall corrects much misinformation that has been written about the director and has compiled the most complete list of his directorial credits to date.

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