Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 β 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.
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Filmography
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Movies 34
Director 29
TV Shows 1
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Writer 1
What Now, Catherine Curtis? (1976)
Three for Two (1975)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Walk Don't Run (1966)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
The Story of a Dress (1964)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Two Loves (1961)
Go Naked in the World (1961)
Cimarron (1960)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Ask Any Girl (1959)
Gigi (1958)
Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
High Society (1956)
The Tender Trap (1955)
The Glass Slipper (1955)
Athena (1954)
Easy to Love (1953)
Torch Song (1953)
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
Lili (1953)
The Belle of New York (1952)
Texas Carnival (1951)
Three Guys Named Mike (1951)
Summer Stock (1950)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Easter Parade (1948)
Good News (1947)
Spreadin' the Jam (1945)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Girl Crazy (1943)
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1911-11-17
Deathday1982-08-13 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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