David Butler
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David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven.
The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane.
During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It to Beaver and Wagon Train.
For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
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Filmografi Sutradara David Butler (79 judul)
- The Twilight Zone (1959) · TV
- Daniel Boone (1964) · TV
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) · TV
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) · TV
- M Squad (1957) · TV
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) · TV
- The Patty Duke Show (1963) · TV
- The Deputy (1959) · TV
- Camp Runamuck (1965) · TV
- Overland Trail (1960) · TV
- Road to Morocco (1942)
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) · TV
- King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
- The Command (1954)
- It's a Great Feeling (1949)
- San Antonio (1945)
- The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
- Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
- Kentucky (1938)
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
- Pigskin Parade (1936)
- White Fang (1936)
- Bright Eyes (1934)
- Two Guys from Texas (1948)
- Captain January (1936)
- Tea for Two (1950)
- April in Paris (1952)
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
- The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
- Playmates (1941)
- The Littlest Rebel (1935)
- My Weakness (1933)
- You'll Find Out (1940)
- Handy Andy (1934)
- Salute (1929)
- Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
- Glory (1956)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
- Just Imagine (1930)
- Bottoms Up (1934)
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
- The Little Colonel (1935)
- The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
- Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
- Caught in the Draft (1941)
- They Got Me Covered (1943)
- John Loves Mary (1949)
- Doubting Thomas (1935)
- Delicious (1931)
- East Side of Heaven (1939)
- That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
- Straight, Place and Show (1938)
- My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
- If I Had My Way (1940)
- The Time, The Place and The Girl (1946)
- Have a Heart (1934)
- Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
- Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
- Where's Charley? (1952)
- Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
- You're a Sweetheart (1937)
- Handle with Care (1932)
- Jump Into Hell (1955)
- The Right Approach (1961)
- Sunny Side Up (1929)
- Prep and Pep (1928)
- Win That Girl (1928)
- Down To Earth (1932)
- High Society Blues (1930)
- Prima Donna (1956)
- C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)
- Hold Me Tight (1933)
- Masked Emotions (1929)
- High School Hero (1927)
- Business and Pleasure (1932)
- Chasing Through Europe (1929)
