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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.
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 16, 1894
Died
June 14, 1979
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
The Plastic Age
1925
Havoc
1925
It's a Great Feeling
1949
7th Heaven
1927
The Other Half
1919
The Blue Eagle
1926
The Hero
1923
The Sap
1926
The Wise Kid
1922
Nobody's Widow
1927
Salute
1929
Prima Donna
1956
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Hoodman Blind
1923
Nugget Nell
1919
Oh, Baby!
1926
Tracked in the Snow Country
1925
Fickle Women
1920
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
The Quarterback
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