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William Nuelsen Witney (May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the action films he made for Republic Pictures, particularly serials: Dick Tracy Returns, G-Men vs. the Black Dragon, Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion, and Drums of Fu Manchu. [1]
Director: The Crimson Ghost. Born in Oklahoma in 1915, Witney broke into the business in 1933, working at Mascot, the leading producer of low-budget serials. After Mascot and other small companies merged in 1935 to form Republic, Witney graduated to director (at 21, he was Hollywood's youngest).
- William Witney
- March 17, 2002
- May 5, 1915
Mar 18, 2002 · William Witney, the Republic Pictures action director who made the studio’s greatest cliffhanger serials during its B-movie heyday in the 1930s and ‘40s and introduced the now-standard practice...
Official website for the TV and Motion Picture Director William (Bill) Witney. This site is presented by Williams son, John (Jay Dee) Witney.
Mar 17, 2002 · William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
Director: The Crimson Ghost. Born in Oklahoma in 1915, Witney broke into the business in 1933, working at Mascot, the leading producer of low-budget serials. After Mascot and other small companies merged in 1935 to form Republic, Witney graduated to director (at 21, he was Hollywood's youngest).
Mar 30, 2002 · William Witney, who directed dozens of westerns, movie serials and television shows and who came up with the idea of choreographing screen fights, died here on March 17. He was 86.