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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.
Learn about the life and career of William Beaudine, who directed nearly 350 films and hundreds of TV episodes from the 'Teens to the '70s. He worked with D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, the Bowery Boys and exploitation producer Kroger Babb.
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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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Beaudine directed four films there starring Will Hay, including Boys Will Be Boys (1935) and Where There's a Will (1936). Beaudine was often entrusted with series films, including the Torchy Blane, The East Side Kids, Jiggs and Maggie, The Shadow, Charlie Chan and The Bowery Boys series.
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.
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Learn about the life and career of William Beaudine, one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, who worked in silent and sound films. He directed stars like Mary Pickford, John Wayne, and Buster Keaton.
