About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1899-06-16
Place of birth:
St. Marys, Ohio, USA
Website:
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William K. Howard

Overview

William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio - February 21, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) was a film director, writer and producer.

Howard began his work in Hollywood as an assistant director on the 1920 release The Adorable Savage. The following year, he received his first directing credits, for Get Your Man, Play Square and What Love Will Do. He wrote The One-Man Trail that same year.

Some of his better known works as a director are The Thundering Herd, Surrender, Transatlantic, Sherlock Holmes, This Side of Heaven, Fire Over England, When the Lights Go on Again and A Guy Could Change.

His film The Power and the Glory, directed by Howard from a screenplay by Preston Sturges, was neglected for decades but in recent years has received significant reappraisal due to recognition that this movie was a major influence on the structure of Citizen Kane.

Howard has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Known for

Acting
1939 Back Door to Heaven Actor Prosecutor (uncredited) 59
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Directing
1946 A Guy Could Change Directing Director N/A
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1944 When the Lights Go On Again Directing Director 59
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1943 Johnny Come Lately Directing Director 59
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1942 Klondike Fury Directing Director 58
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1941 Bullets for O'Hara Directing Director 58
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1940 Money and the Woman Directing Director 58
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1939 Back Door to Heaven Directing Director 59
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1937 The Squeaker Directing Director 58
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1937 Fire Over England Directing Director 59
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1936 The Princess Comes Across Directing Director 58
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1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive Directing Director N/A
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1935 Rendezvous Directing Director 58
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1935 Vanessa: Her Love Story Directing Director 59
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1934 Evelyn Prentice Directing Director 59
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1934 The Cat and the Fiddle Directing Director 59
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1934 This Side of Heaven Directing Director 59
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1933 The Power and the Glory Directing Director 59
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1932 Sherlock Holmes Directing Director 58
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1932 The First Year Directing Director N/A
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1932 The Trial of Vivienne Ware Directing Director N/A
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1931 Surrender Directing Director 58
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1931 Transatlantic Directing Director 59
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1931 Don't Bet on Women Directing Director 58
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1930 Scotland Yard Directing Director N/A
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1930 Good Intentions Directing Director N/A
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1929 Christina Directing Director N/A
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1929 Love, Live & Laugh Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Valiant Directing Director 58
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1928 The River Pirate Directing Director N/A
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1928 A Ship Comes In Directing Director 59
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1927 The Main Event Directing Director N/A
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1927 White Gold Directing Director 59
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1926 Bachelor Brides Directing Director N/A
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1926 Gigolo Directing Director N/A
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1926 Volcano Directing Director N/A
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1926 Red Dice Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Light of Western Stars Directing Director N/A
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1925 Code of the West Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Thundering Herd Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Border Legion Directing Director N/A
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1923 Let's Go Directing Director 59
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1923 Danger Ahead Directing Director N/A
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1922 Captain Fly-by-Night Directing Director N/A
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1922 Deserted at the Altar Directing Director N/A
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1921 Get Your Man Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1939 Back Door to Heaven Writing Story 59
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1922 The Crusader Writing Writer N/A
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1922 Trooper O'Neill Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1921 The One-Man Trail Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1937 The Green Cockatoo Production Producer 58
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1935 Rendezvous Production Producer 58
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1929 The Valiant Production Producer 58
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