William Beaudine | |
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 Beaudine in 1920 | |
| Born | William Washington Beaudine January 15, 1892 New York City U.S. |
| Died | March 18, 1970 (aged 78) Canoga Park, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, actor |
| Years active | 1913–1966 |
| Spouse |
Marguerite Fleischer
(m. 1914) |
| Awards | Hollywood 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.
- ^ "William Beaudine | Hollywood Walk of Fame". walkoffame.com. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved November 15, 2017.