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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.
Director: The Ape Man. William Beaudine, the director of nearly 350 known films (nearly one for every day of the year; some listings of his work put his output at 500 movies and hundreds of TV episodes) and scores of television episodes, enjoyed a directing career that stretched across seven decades from the 'Teens to the '70s (he also was a ...
William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem Company.
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William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood’s most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres, earning him the nickname “One Shot” Beaudine.
Find the location of William Beaudine's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born William Washington...
William Beaudine directed films from silent films in the 1920's, into the sound era and then through to the 1960's. He had a reputation for directing films with small budgets and for making them quickly by frequently filming using just one take.
From Silents to Television. William Beaudine began his tenure in film as an assistant to the legendary D. W. Griffith. At the height of his career, Beaudine worked for every major studio and directed many greats of the silent era including Mabel Normand, George Sidney, Laura LaPlante and Tom Mix.
From 1934 to 1937 Beaudine piloted over ten features in Great Britain and, after returning to the US, continued his prolific output, working for various low-budget producers and directing a number of the "Bowery Boys" movies.
Mar 19, 1970 · HOLLYWOOD, March 18 (UPI)—William Beaudine, who directed such stars as W. C. Fields and Mary Pickford dur ing his half‐century career in motion pictures, died today. He was 78 years old.
