Charles Walters

Directing·Nov 15, 1911·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies in from the 1940s to the 1960s. He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run. Walters died from lung cancer at the age of 71. According to William J. Mann's book, "Behind the Screen", Walters was gay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
What Now, Catherine Curtis?1976 · Director	Director
Three for Two1975 · Director	Director
Walk Don't Run1966 · Director	Director
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964 · Director	Director
The Story of a Dress1964 · Self	Self
Billy Rose's Jumbo1962 · Director	Director
Two Loves1961 · Director	Director
Please Don't Eat the Daisies1960 · Director	Director
Ask Any Girl1959 · Director	Director
Don't Go Near the Water1957 · Director	Director
High Society1956 · Director	Director
The Tender Trap1955 · Director	Director
The Glass Slipper1955 · Director	Director
Easy to Love1953 · Director	Director
Torch Song1953 · Ralph Ellis (uncredited), Director	Ralph Ellis (uncredited), Director
Dangerous When Wet1953 · Director	Director
Lili1953 · Dancer (uncredited), Director	Dancer (uncredited), Director
The Belle of New York1952 · Director	Director
Texas Carnival1951 · Director	Director
Three Guys Named Mike1951 · Director	Director
Summer Stock1950 · Director	Director
The Barkleys of Broadway1949 · Director	Director
Easter Parade1948 · Director	Director
Good News1947 · Director	Director
Spreadin' the Jam1945 · Director	Director
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · Sailor (uncredited)	Sailor (uncredited)
Girl Crazy1943 · Dancer (uncredited)	Dancer (uncredited)
Presenting Lily Mars1943 · Lily's Dance Partner in Finale	Lily's Dance Partner in Finale