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