William Keighley
DirectingFrom 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Keighley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Director
'G' Men
Director
Babbitt
Director
The Street with No Name
Director
No Time for Comedy
Director
Bullets or Ballots
Director
Rocky Mountain
Director
Mary Jane's Pa
Director
Each Dawn I Die
Director
The Master of Ballantrae
Director
Special Agent
Director
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Director
The Prince and the Pauper
Director
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Director
The Singing Kid
Director
Yes, My Darling Daughter
Director
Brother Rat
Director
Picture Snatcher
Writer
God's Country and the Woman
Director
Big Hearted Herbert
Director
The Right to Live
Director
George Washington Slept Here
Director
Journal of a Crime
Director
The Green Pastures
Director
Ladies They Talk About
Director
Stars Over Broadway
Director
Dr. Monica
Director
Four Mothers
Director
The Match King
Director
Torrid Zone
Director
The Fighting 69th
Director
Honeymoon
Director
Varsity Show
Director
Valley of the Giants
Director
Easy to Love
Director
Secrets of an Actress
Director
Kansas City Princess
Director
Rebecca
Director
Close to My Heart
Director
Target for Today
Director