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Tim Whelan(1893-1957)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Tim Whelan was born on 2 November 1893 in Cannelton, Indiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Safety Last! (1923) and Troopship (1937). He was married to Miriam Seegar and Judy King. He died on 11 August 1957 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 2, 1893
DiedAugust 11, 1957(63)
BornNovember 2, 1893
DiedAugust 11, 1957(63)
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • Director
  • 1940
Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last!
8.1
  • Writer
  • 1923
Leslie Banks and Flora Robson in Troopship (1937)
Troopship
5.8
  • Director
  • 1937
The Murder Man (1935)
The Murder Man
6.7
  • Director
  • 1935

Credits

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Director

  • The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1955)
    The 20th Century-Fox Hour
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • TV Reader's Digest (1955)
    TV Reader's Digest
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1955
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Claudette Colbert in Texas Lady (1955)
    Texas Lady
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Randolph Scott, Edgar Buchanan, J. Carrol Naish, Mala Powers, and Forrest Tucker in Rage at Dawn (1955)
    Rage at Dawn
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1955
  • I Led 3 Lives (1953)
    I Led 3 Lives
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Mary Brian, Ann Baker, and John Eldredge in Meet Corliss Archer (1954)
    Meet Corliss Archer
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Your Favorite Story (1953)
    Your Favorite Story
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Utopia (1951)
    Utopia
    5.5
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • All Star Revue (1950)
    All Star Revue
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1951
  • This Was a Woman (1948)
    This Was a Woman
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1948

Writer

  • Harold Lloyd in Funny Side of Life (1963)
    Funny Side of Life
    6.6
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • I Led 3 Lives (1953)
    I Led 3 Lives
    7.9
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1954
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    8.3
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1953
  • Your Play Time
    9.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1953
  • Vivien Leigh and Charles Laughton in The Sidewalks of London (1938)
    The Sidewalks of London
    6.9
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Round the Film Studios
    TV Series
    • narrative script
    • 1937
  • Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Larceny Street (1937)
    Larceny Street
    6.8
    • story
    • 1937
  • The Mill on the Floss (1936)
    The Mill on the Floss
    5.2
    • scenario
    • 1936
  • Two's Company (1936)
    Two's Company
    • Writer
    • 1936
  • The Murder Man (1935)
    The Murder Man
    6.7
    • from the story by
    • screen play
    • 1935
  • Jack Hulbert in The Camels Are Coming (1934)
    The Camels Are Coming
    5.6
    • story
    • 1934
  • Cicely Courtneidge in Along Came Sally (1934)
    Along Came Sally
    5.4
    • written by
    • 1934
  • Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville in Out All Night (1933)
    Out All Night
    6.2
    • story
    • 1933
  • The Crooked Circle (1932)
    The Crooked Circle
    5.3
    • additional dialogue
    • 1932
  • Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
    Hold 'Em Jail
    6.1
    • story
    • 1932

Producer

  • Mr. District Attorney (1954)
    Mr. District Attorney
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955
  • Frank Sinatra, Michèle Morgan, Leon Errol, Barbara Hale, Jack Haley, Grace Hartman, Paul Hartman, Marcy McGuire, and Dooley Wilson in Higher and Higher (1943)
    Higher and Higher
    6.0
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1943
  • Lucille Ball, Victor Mature, Marcy McGuire, Harold Peary, and Arnold Stang in Seven Days' Leave (1942)
    Seven Days' Leave
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • November 2, 1893
    • Cannelton, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • August 11, 1957
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Miriam SeegarApril 4, 1931 - August 12, 1957 (his death, 2 children)

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    The family lived in England for quite some time from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He returned to America (and Hollywood) following WWII.

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