William C. McGann
McGann (April 15, 1893 – November 15, 1977) was an American film director. He directed more than 50 films between 1930 and 1942. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.
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William C. McGann
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- Name
- William C.
- Born
- 15 April 1893
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
- Died
- 15 November 1977
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- United States
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Biography
Biography
He worked for ten years for the Warner studios as director and assistant director, until 1939.
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Key facts
• Name — William C. McGann • Born — 15 April 1893 • Birthplace — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US • Died — 15 November 1977 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, US • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1930–1942 • Illustration — Russell Harlan (cinematographer, standing), unknown, William C. McGann (director), Richard Dix, Frances Gifford & Preston Foster on the set of American Empire (1942)
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William C. McGann (15 April 1893 – 15 November 1977) was a cinematographer and director. The birth of William C. McGann is recorded on 15 April 1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania., and the death on 15 November 1977 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• When the Clouds Roll By (1919) • The Mollycoddle (1920) • The Mark of Zorro (1920) • Three Ages (1923) • Footloose Widows (1926) • The Stolen Jools (1931) • I Like Your Nerve (1931) • Illegal (1932) • A Voice Said Goodnight (1932) • Her Night Out (1932) • Little Fella (1933) • Times Square Playboy (1936) • Two Against the World (1936) • Penrod and Sam (1937) • Marry the Girl (1937) • Sh! The Octopus (1937) • Girls on Probation (1938) • Blackwell's Island (1939) • Everybody's Hobby (1939) • Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940) • A Shot in the Dark (1941) • Highway West (1941) • Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1977
William C. McGann died in 1977 at Woodland Hills.
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Pittsburgh.
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Woodland Hills.
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- “William McGann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3568474: William C. McGann
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- 1.He listed himself as "William M. Mcgann" in the World War I draft
- 2.Vazzana, Eugene Michael. Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. 2001. 978-0-7864-1059-0.
- 3.Quigley Publishing Co. Motion Picture Herald (May-Jun 1939). [New York, N.Y. : Quigley Pub. Co.]. 1939.
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