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William R. Poole(1914-2000)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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William R. Poole was born on 1 August 1914. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Wives and Lovers (1963), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and That's Entertainment! (1974). He died on 2 January 2000 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 1, 1914
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(85)
BornAugust 1, 1914
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(85)
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Known for

Janet Leigh, Ray Walston, Shelley Winters, Van Johnson, Martha Hyer, and Jeremy Slate in Wives and Lovers (1963)
Wives and Lovers
5.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1963
The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
That's Entertainment! (1974)
That's Entertainment!
7.8
  • Production Manager(as William Poole)
  • 1974
The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
The Hatfields and the McCoys
5.6
TV Movie
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as William Poole)
  • 1975

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.4
    TV Series
    • second assistant director
    • 1980
  • Rad Daly and Dana Hill in The Kids Who Knew Too Much (1980)
    The Kids Who Knew Too Much
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director
    • 1980
  • That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    That's Entertainment, Part II
    7.3
    • assistant director: new sequences
    • 1976
  • Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
    Escape to Witch Mountain
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
    The Hatfields and the McCoys
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • second assistant director (as William Poole)
    • 1975
  • Pocket Money (1972)
    Pocket Money
    5.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Angela Lansbury, Dal McKennon, Bob Holt, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    7.1
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Sandy Duncan, Joe Flynn, James Gregory, Dean Jones, Lee Montgomery, and Tony Roberts in The Million Dollar Duck (1971)
    The Million Dollar Duck
    5.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • William Holden and Ryan O'Neal in Wild Rovers (1971)
    Wild Rovers
    6.5
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Meredith MacRae, and Joe Namath in Norwood (1970)
    Norwood
    5.3
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Darling Lili (1970)
    Darling Lili
    6.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Barbra Streisand in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
    The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)
    El Dorado
    7.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier in The Slender Thread (1965)
    The Slender Thread
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1965

Production Manager

  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    7.8
    • unit production manager (as William Poole)
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • William Poole
  • Born
    • August 1, 1914
  • Died
    • January 2, 2000
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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