| William Witney | |
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| Born | William Nuelsen Witney 15 May 1915  Lawton, Oklahoma, US |
| Died | March 17, 2002 (aged 86) Jackson, California, US |
| Other name(s) | William Whitney Bill Witney William N. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lawton is a city in and the County seat of Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jackson is the County seat of Amador County California. The population was 3989 at the 2000 census The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Witney |
| Years active | 1939 – 1982 |
| Spouse(s) | Maxine Doyle (1938 – 1973) Beverly (1977 – 2002) |
William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film director. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. He is most famous for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu. Serials, more specifically known as Movie serials or Film serials, were Short subjects originally shown in theaters in conjunction with a Feature John English ( June 25, 1903 in Cumberland, United Kingdom &ndash October 11, 1969 in Los Angeles, Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution Daredevils of the Red Circle ( 1939) is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Zorro's Fighting Legion was a 1939 Republic Pictures serial consisting of 12 chapters Drums of Fu Manchu ( 1940) is a 15-Chapter Republic Movie Serial based on the Fu Manchu stories by Sax Rohmer, starring
He directed a large number of Western films over his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley. Busby Berkeley ( November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) born William Berkeley Enos in Los Angeles California, was a highly Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued up until the late 1960s.
Quentin Tarantino singles him out as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle[1]. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5 1911 &ndash July 6 1998 was a singer and Cowboy Actor. Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Master of the World is a 1961 Science fiction film based upon the Jules Verne novels Robur the Conqueror and Master Vincent Leonard Price Jr ( May 27 1911 &ndash October 25 1993) was an American Film Actor, remembered Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis Bučinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30,
Further Reading
- "In a Door, Into a Fight, Out a Door, Into a Chase: Moviemaking Remembered by the Guy at the Door" by William Witney (McFarland & Company). ISBN 0786422580.
- "Trigger Remembered" by William Witney (Earl Blair Enterprises). ASIN B0006EYMSG.
References
- ^ source: The New York Times interview with Tarantino
External links
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Witney, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Witney, William Nuelsen (birthname) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15 May 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 March 2002 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Jackson, California, United States |
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