David Butler
- Directing
- December 16, 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA
- June 14, 1979
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director. Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven. The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane. During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It to Beaver and Wagon Train. For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.
Known for
Filmography
- Edgar Floats · Set Costumer
- C'mon, Let's Live a Little · Director
- Camp Runamuck · Director
- Daniel Boone · Director
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre · Director
- The Patty Duke Show · Director
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Right Approach · Director
- Overland Trail · Director
- The Twilight Zone · Director
- The Deputy · Director
- 77 Sunset Strip · Director
- Leave It to Beaver · Director
- M Squad · Director
- The Girl He Left Behind · Director
- Prima Donna · Self, Director
- Glory · Director
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Director
- Jump Into Hell · Director
- King Richard and the Crusaders · Director
- The Command · Director
- Calamity Jane · Director
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon · Director
- April in Paris · Director
- Where's Charley? · Director
- Painting the Clouds with Sunshine · Director
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Director
- Lullaby of Broadway · Director
- Tea for Two · Director
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady · Director
- The Story of Seabiscuit · Director
- It's a Great Feeling · David Butler (uncredited), Director
- Look for the Silver Lining · Director
- John Loves Mary · Director
- Two Guys from Texas · Director
- My Wild Irish Rose · Director
- The Time, The Place and The Girl · Director
- Two Guys from Milwaukee · Director
- San Antonio · Director
- The Princess and the Pirate · Director
- Shine on Harvest Moon · Director
- Thank Your Lucky Stars · Self, Director
- They Got Me Covered · Director
- Road to Morocco · Director
- Playmates · Director
- Caught in the Draft · Director
- You'll Find Out · Story, Director
- If I Had My Way · Director, Story
- That's Right – You're Wrong · Director, Producer
- East Side of Heaven · Director, Story
- Kentucky · Director
- Straight, Place and Show · Director
- Kentucky Moonshine · Director
- You're a Sweetheart · Director
- Ali Baba Goes to Town · Director
- Pigskin Parade · Director
- White Fang · Director
- Captain January · Director
- The Littlest Rebel · Director
- Doubting Thomas · Director
- The Little Colonel · Director
- Bright Eyes · Director, Story
- Have a Heart · Director, Story
- Handy Andy · Director
- Bottoms Up · Director, Screenplay
- My Weakness · Director
- Hold Me Tight · Director
- Handle with Care · Story, Director
- Down To Earth · Director
- Business and Pleasure · Director
- Delicious · Director
- A Connecticut Yankee · Director
- Just Imagine · Director
- High Society Blues · Director, Story
- Sunny Side Up · Producer, Director
- Salute · Navy Coach
- Chasing Through Europe · Director
- Masked Emotions · Director
- Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 · Writer, Director
- Prep and Pep · Director