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David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.
David Butler was born on 17 December 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), Look for the Silver Lining (1949) and If I Had My Way (1940). He was married to Elshie H Schulte. He died on 14 June 1979 in Arcadia, California, USA.
David Butler (born December 17, 1894, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died June 14, 1979, Arcadia, California) was an American director whose lengthy career was highlighted by numerous popular musicals and comedies and included notable collaborations with Shirley Temple, Bob Hope, and Doris Day.
David Butler was born on December 17, 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), Look for the Silver Lining (1949) and If I Had My Way (1940). He was married to Elshie H Schulte. He died on June 14, 1979 in Arcadia, California, USA.
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.
Actor | Director Born Dec. 17, 1894 in San Francisco, CA. Died June 14, 1979 in Arcadia, Calif. D avid Butler was a pioneer moviemaker who rose through the ranks from a bit actor in silent...
Beginning his career as an actor onscreen and onstage, David Butler spent the majority of his four-decade career as a director, working in both television and film, most notably on the classic family comedy series "Leave It to Beaver."
An American director, born in California in 1894. He attended Lowell High school, then Hitchcock Military Academy and Stanford University. He began his career as an actor in 1910, and directed his first film in 1927.
Jun 20, 1979 · David Butler, an actor in silent films and director of many movies, including a number of Shirley Temple's first films, died Thursday at Arcadia (Calif.) Methodist Hospital. He was 84 years old...
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.