William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.
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| Born | William Jackson Keighley August 4, 1889 |
| Died | June 24, 1984 (aged 94) |
| Spouse(s) | Elda Voelkel (1931–1936) Genevieve Tobin (1938–1984) |
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 First Motion Picture Unit of the U.S. Army Air Forces. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin. In retirement he became an award-winning, renowned still photographer.[1]
Partial directorial filmography
- The Match King (1932) (directorial debut, co-director)
- Ladies They Talk About (1933) (co-director)
- Easy to Love (1934) (solo directorial debut and film with future wife Genevieve Tobin)
- Journal of a Crime (1934)
- Dr. Monica (1934)
- Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
- Kansas City Princess (1934)
- Babbitt (1934)
- G Men (1935)
- Special Agent (1935)
- Bullets or Ballots (1936)
- The Green Pastures (1936)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
- Varsity Show (1937)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (co-director)
- Secrets of an Actress (1938)
- Brother Rat (1938)
- Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)
- Each Dawn I Die (1939)
- The Fighting 69th (1940)
- Torrid Zone (1940)
- No Time for Comedy (1940)
- Four Mothers (1941)
- The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
- George Washington Slept Here (1942)
- Target for Today (1944) (documentary)
- Honeymoon (1947)
- The Street with No Name (1948)
- Rocky Mountain (1950)
- Close to My Heart (1951)
- The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
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- ^ http://www.allmovie.com/artist/william-keighley-p97023. Accessed 12 March 2016