Charles Walters
Director, Actor, Writer
November 15, 1911 — August 13, 1982 (70 years)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies in from the 1940s to the 1960s.
He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run.
Walters died from lung cancer at the age of 71.
According to William J. Mann's book, "Behind the Screen", Walters was gay.
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He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run.
Walters died from lung cancer at the age of 71.
According to William J. Mann's book, "Behind the Screen", Walters was gay.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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| 1975 | Three for TwoOn Plex |
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| 1964 | The Unsinkable Molly BrownOn Plex |
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| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the DaisiesOn Plex |
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| 1952 | The Belle of New YorkOn Plex |
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| 1947 | Good NewsOn Plex |
| 1945 |
| 1953 | Easy to Love · as Nightclub Dancer With Cyd Charisse |
| 1953 | Torch Song · as Ralph Ellis (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Lili · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood · as Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Girl Crazy · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars · as Lily's Dance Partner In Finale |
| 1924 | Pied Piper Malone · as Child |
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| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self |
| 1960 | Cimarron · as Co-Director |