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David Butler
Atkins, Irene Kahn; Butler, David
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Description for David Butler
Hardback. Butler (1894-1979) directed over a hundred theatrical and television films, and such popular TV shows as Wagon Train and Leave it to Beaver. In this oral history, he reflects on his life and work. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 337 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
David Butler (1894-1979) directed over a hundred theatrical and television films. In this oral history he reflects over his life and work, from the days of Inceville and D.W. Griffith to the era of filmed television Westerns and situation comedies. His first directional assignment was High School Hero (1927) for Fox studios. He then helped salvage Fox's finances with four of Shirley Temple's most engaging and profitable films starring Will Rogers in the 1930s, and a classic movie about horse racing, Kentucky (1938). After leaving Fox in 1938, Butler directed films for Warner Brothers and other studios with ... Read more
David Butler (1894-1979) directed over a hundred theatrical and television films. In this oral history he reflects over his life and work, from the days of Inceville and D.W. Griffith to the era of filmed television Westerns and situation comedies. His first directional assignment was High School Hero (1927) for Fox studios. He then helped salvage Fox's finances with four of Shirley Temple's most engaging and profitable films starring Will Rogers in the 1930s, and a classic movie about horse racing, Kentucky (1938). After leaving Fox in 1938, Butler directed films for Warner Brothers and other studios with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
Series
Directors Guild of America Oral History S.
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810827059
SKU
V9780810827059
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About Atkins, Irene Kahn; Butler, David
The late Irene Kahn Atkins, daughter of famed lyricist Gus Kahn, was a music editor and conducted oral histories of craftsmen in music and sound for the American Film Institute and Yale University, as well as for the Directors Guild of America (her Henry Koster and Arthur Jacobson are part of this series).
Reviews for David Butler
Although he will never be remembered as one of the greatest directors in film history....[he] was certainly one of its most interesting...
The Big Reel
...it is a book of distinction.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television
The Big Reel
...it is a book of distinction.
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television