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Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968.
Selander is generally considered to be the most prolific director of feature Westerns of all time, with at least 107 to his credit between 1935-67. Lambert Hillyer finishes a close second with 106 horse operas helmed between 1917-49.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Los Alamitos, California, USA
Jul 18, 2021 · Selander went on to direct one-hour second-feature Westerns for Republic starring the likes of Smiley Burnette, Bill Elliott, Allan Lane and Monte Hale, some of the most popular screen cowboys of their day, and a couple with Gene Autry in the late 40s.
Selander is generally considered to be the most prolific director of feature Westerns of all time, with at least 107 to his credit between 1935-67. Lambert Hillyer finishes a close second with 106 horse operas helmed between 1917-49.
- May 26, 1900
- December 5, 1979
Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968.
Lesley Selander was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936-68. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as The Cat and the Fiddle (1934), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Fritz Lang's Fury (1936).
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At the behest of pal Buck Jones, Selander was promoted to feature director in 1936, helming a number of the cowboy star's latter oaters, in addition to a brace of Tim Holt and Hopalong Cassiday vehicles. He concococted numerous low budget actioners (mainly westerns) and TV episodes through the 1960s.
