About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1889-08-04
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Keighley

Overview

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

William Jackson Keighley  (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.

After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the U.S. Army Signal Corp's motion picture unit. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin.

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Known for

Acting
1933 Ladies They Talk About Actor Man Getting a Shoeshine (uncredited) 59
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1931 Resurrection Actor Captain Schoenbock 58
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Directing
1953 The Master of Ballantrae Directing Director 58
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1951 Close to My Heart Directing Director 59
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1950 Rocky Mountain Directing Director 59
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1948 The Street with No Name Directing Director 59
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1947 Honeymoon Directing Director 58
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1944 Target for Today Directing Director 58
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1942 George Washington Slept Here Directing Director 59
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1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Directing Director 60
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1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Four Mothers Directing Director 59
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1940 No Time for Comedy Directing Director 58
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1940 Torrid Zone Directing Director 59
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1940 The Fighting 69th Directing Director 58
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1939 Each Dawn I Die Directing Director 59
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1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter Directing Director 58
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1938 Brother Rat Directing Director 59
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1938 Valley of the Giants Directing Director 59
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1938 Secrets of an Actress Directing Director 58
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1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood Directing Director 68
Fair
1937 Varsity Show Directing Director 59
Average
1937 The Prince and the Pauper Directing Director 59
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1937 God's Country and the Woman Directing Director 58
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1936 The Green Pastures Directing Director 59
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1936 Bullets or Ballots Directing Director 59
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1936 The Singing Kid Directing Director 59
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1935 Stars Over Broadway Directing Director 58
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1935 Special Agent Directing Director 59
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1935 'G' Men Directing Director 59
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1935 Mary Jane's Pa Directing Director 59
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1935 The Right to Live Directing Director 58
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1934 Babbitt Directing Director 59
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1934 Big Hearted Herbert Directing Director 58
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1934 Kansas City Princess Directing Director 58
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1934 Dr. Monica Directing Director 58
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1934 Journal of a Crime Directing Director 58
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1934 Easy to Love Directing Director 58
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1933 Ladies They Talk About Directing Director 59
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1932 The Match King Directing Director 59
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1932 Scarlet Dawn Directing Assistant Director 59
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1932 The Cabin in the Cotton Directing Assistant Director 58
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1932 Jewel Robbery Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1933 Mary Stevens, M.D. Writing Dialogue 58
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1933 Picture Snatcher Writing Writer 59
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Crew
1926 The Third Degree Crew Dialogue Coach N/A
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