Charles Walters

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.

Directed

1. High Society (1956) — Director
2. Easter Parade (1948) — Director
3. Walk Don't Run (1966) — Director
4. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) — Director
5. Lili (1953) — Director
6. Summer Stock (1950) — Director
7. The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) — Director
8. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) — Director
9. The Tender Trap (1955) — Director
10. Here's Lucy (1968) — Director
11. Good News (1947) — Director
12. The Glass Slipper (1955) — Director
13. Dangerous When Wet (1953) — Director
14. Torch Song (1953) — Director
15. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) — Director
16. Three Guys Named Mike (1951) — Director
17. Don't Go Near the Water (1957) — Director
18. The Belle of New York (1952) — Director
19. Ask Any Girl (1959) — Director
20. Two Loves (1961) — Director
21. Easy to Love (1953) — Director
22. Texas Carnival (1951) — Director
23. Spreadin' the Jam (1945) — Director
24. Three for Two (1975) — Director
25. What Now, Catherine Curtis? (1976) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Lili (1953) — Dancer (uncredited)
2. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood (1945) — Sailor (uncredited)
3. Torch Song (1953) — Ralph Ellis (uncredited)
4. Girl Crazy (1943) — Dancer (uncredited)
5. Presenting Lily Mars (1943) — Lily's Dance Partner in Finale
6. The Story of a Dress (1964) — Self