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William Shea(1893-1961)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Editorial Department
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William Shea was born on 16 April 1893 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He was an editor and director, known for Partners in Crime (1928), College Scandal (1935) and Buy Me That Town (1941). He died on 29 September 1961 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 16, 1893
DiedSeptember 29, 1961(68)
BornApril 16, 1893
DiedSeptember 29, 1961(68)
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Known for

Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in Partners in Crime (1928)
Partners in Crime
2.7
  • Editor
  • 1928
Wendy Barrie, Johnny Downs, Robert Kent, and Kent Taylor in College Scandal (1935)
College Scandal
6.4
  • Editor
  • 1935
Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Constance Moore, and Lloyd Nolan in Buy Me That Town (1941)
Buy Me That Town
7.2
  • Editor
  • 1941
Fun Time
Short
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Editor



  • Allan Lane, Alan Young, and Mister Ed in Mister Ed (1961)
    Mister Ed
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1961–1966
  • Hennesey (1959)
    Hennesey
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1959
  • Irish McCalla in She Demons (1958)
    She Demons
    4.5
    • Editor
    • 1958
  • James Mitchell and Rosemarie Stack in The Peacemaker (1956)
    The Peacemaker
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1956
  • John Agar, Edward Arnold, and Susan Morrow in Man of Conflict (1953)
    Man of Conflict
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1953
  • So You Want to Get It Wholesale (1952)
    So You Want to Get It Wholesale
    6.8
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1952
  • So You Want to Be a Plumber (1951)
    So You Want to Be a Plumber
    6.8
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • George O'Hanlon in So You Want to Be a Bachelor (1951)
    So You Want to Be a Bachelor
    6.6
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1951
  • Saigon (1947)
    Saigon
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1947
  • Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, and Robert Preston in Wild Harvest (1947)
    Wild Harvest
    6.4
    • Editor (as Billy Shea)
    • 1947
  • Ray Milland, Brian Donlevy, and Teresa Wright in The Trouble with Women (1947)
    The Trouble with Women
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1947
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • Editor
    • 1946
  • Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, and Sonny Tufts in The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
    The Well Groomed Bride
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1946
  • Isle of Tabu
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1945
  • Alan Ladd, Stanley Clements, William Demarest, and Gail Russell in Salty O'Rourke (1945)
    Salty O'Rourke
    6.1
    • Editor
    • 1945

Director



  • Isle of Tabu
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Bonnie Lassie
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Fun Time
    Short
    • Director
    • 1944

Editorial Department



  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • editorial supervisor
    • 1946
  • Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Elizabeth Patterson in Love Me Tonight (1932)
    Love Me Tonight
    7.5
    • negative cutter (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Douglas Fairbanks in The Man from Painted Post (1917)
    The Man from Painted Post
    6.5
    • assistant film editor (uncredited)
    • 1917

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Shay
  • Born
    • April 16, 1893
    • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    • September 29, 1961
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • 1 Article

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    American editor, at Paramount from 1928 to 1947.

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