Charles Walters
Directing

Charles Walters

Born 15 November 1911 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 13 August 1982

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.

Known for

High Society
Easter Parade
Walk Don't Run
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Cimarron
Lili
Summer Stock
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The Tender Trap
Prime Suspect 1973
Here's Lucy
What Now, Catherine Curtis?
Three for Two
Walk Don't Run
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Two Loves
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Cimarron
Ask Any Girl
Don't Go Near the Water
High Society
The Tender Trap
The Glass Slipper
Dangerous When Wet
Easy to Love
Lili
Torch Song
The Belle of New York
Texas Carnival
Three Guys Named Mike
Summer Stock
The Barkleys of Broadway
Easter Parade
Good News
Spreadin' the Jam
Presenting Lily Mars
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