As Director
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
1976
8.0
Charles Walters
Directing
Born
November 15, 1911
Born In
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
August 13, 1982
About
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.
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Three for Two
1975
3.0
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Walk Don't Run
1966
6.4
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The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
5.5
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Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
5.8
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Two Loves
1961
4.9
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High Society
1956
6.9
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Torch Song
1953
5.8
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Dangerous When Wet
1953
6.0
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Lili
1953
6.7
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The Belle of New York
1952
5.5
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Texas Carnival
1951
4.7
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Three Guys Named Mike
1951
5.7
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The Barkleys of Broadway
1949
6.9
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Good News
1947
6.2