William Beaudine

William Beaudine
Beaudine in 1920
Born
William Washington Beaudine

(1892-01-15)January 15, 1892
New York City U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 1970(1970-03-18) (aged 78)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Resting placeHollywood Forever Cemetery
Occupation(s)Film director, actor
Years active1913–1966
Spouse
Marguerite Fleischer
(m. 1914)
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
Motion Pictures
1777 Vine Street[1]

William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres.

He is best known today for his silent films Little Annie Rooney and Sparrows, both with Mary Pickford; the W. C. Fields comedy The Old Fashioned Way; several Bela Lugosi and Charlie Chan thrillers; Mom and Dad, a sex-education exploitation film that was possibly the highest-grossing film of the 1940s; and the popular Bowery Boys comedies.

  1. ^ "William Beaudine | Hollywood Walk of Fame". walkoffame.com. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved November 15, 2017.