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David Butler(1894-1979)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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David Butler
David Butler was born on 17 December 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for You'll Find Out (1940), Look for the Silver Lining (1949) and If I Had My Way (1940). He was married to Elshie H Schulte. He died on 14 June 1979 in Arcadia, California, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1894
DiedJune 14, 1979(84)
BornDecember 17, 1894
DiedJune 14, 1979(84)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Kay Kyser, and Ginny Simms in You'll Find Out (1940)
You'll Find Out
6.0
Movie
  • Director
  • 1940
Ray Bolger and June Haver in Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining
6.2
Movie
  • Director
  • 1949
Bing Crosby, El Brendel, and Gloria Jean in If I Had My Way (1940)
If I Had My Way
6.0
Movie
  • Director
  • 1940
Spencer Tracy, John Boles, Herbert Mundin, Pat Paterson, and Sid Silvers in Bottoms Up (1934)
Bottoms Up
5.8
Movie
  • Director
  • 1934

Credits

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Director

  • Jackie DeShannon and Bobby Vee in C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)
    C'mon, Let's Live a Little
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Camp Runamuck (1965)
    Camp Runamuck
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1965
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1964–1965
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Karen (1964)
    Karen
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1963
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1963
  • I Love My Doctor
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1962
  • The Marquis Chimps in The Hathaways (1961)
    The Hathaways
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958–1962
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1961
  • Juliet Prowse and Frankie Vaughan in The Right Approach (1961)
    The Right Approach
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Bringing Up Buddy (1960)
    Bringing Up Buddy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Overland Trail (1960)
    Overland Trail
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Actor

  • Will Rogers Jr. and Jane Wyman in The Story of Will Rogers (1952)
    The Story of Will Rogers
    6.6
    • David Butler (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Doris Day, Jack Carson, and Dennis Morgan in It's a Great Feeling (1949)
    It's a Great Feeling
    6.3
    • David Butler (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    6.7
    • David Butler (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Nertz
    Short
    • Detective
    • 1929
  • Helen Chandler, William Janney, and George O'Brien in Salute (1929)
    Salute
    5.1
    • Navy Coach
    • 1929
  • Marie Prevost in The Rush Hour (1927)
    The Rush Hour
    7.0
    • William Finch
    • 1927
  • Max Davidson and Lillian Elliott in Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
    Should Second Husbands Come First?
    7.3
    Short
    • The Widow's Older Son
    • 1927
  • 7th Heaven (1927)
    7th Heaven
    7.5
    • Gobin
    • 1927
  • Girl in the Rain
    • 1927
  • Leatrice Joy in Nobody's Widow (1927)
    Nobody's Widow
    • Ned Stevens
    • 1927
  • Harry Beresford, Richard Dix, and Esther Ralston in The Quarterback (1926)
    The Quarterback
    7.3
    • 'Lumpy' Goggins
    • 1926
  • Ralph Graves and Katherine Perry in Womanpower (1926)
    Womanpower
    • Mallory
    • 1926
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in The Blue Eagle (1926)
    The Blue Eagle
    5.6
    • Nick 'Dizzy' Galvani
    • 1926
  • Marguerite De La Motte and Joseph Schildkraut in Meet the Prince (1926)
    Meet the Prince
    • Peter Paget
    • 1926
  • David Butler and Madge Kennedy in Oh, Baby! (1926)
    Oh, Baby!
    • Jim Stone
    • 1926

Writer

  • Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Kay Kyser, and Ginny Simms in You'll Find Out (1940)
    You'll Find Out
    6.0
    • story
    • 1940
  • Bing Crosby, El Brendel, and Gloria Jean in If I Had My Way (1940)
    If I Had My Way
    6.0
    • story
    • 1940
  • Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Kay Kyser, and Adolphe Menjou in That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
    That's Right - You're Wrong
    6.0
    • story
    • 1939
  • Shirley Temple and Lionel Barrymore in The Little Colonel (1935)
    The Little Colonel
    7.0
    • contributor to screen play construction (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Shirley Temple, James Dunn, and Judith Allen in Bright Eyes (1934)
    Bright Eyes
    7.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • James Dunn and Jean Parker in Have a Heart (1934)
    Have a Heart
    6.3
    • story
    • 1934
  • Spencer Tracy, John Boles, Herbert Mundin, Pat Paterson, and Sid Silvers in Bottoms Up (1934)
    Bottoms Up
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1934
  • James Dunn, El Brendel, George Ernest, and Boots Mallory in Handle with Care (1932)
    Handle with Care
    7.2
    • story
    • 1932
  • Nertz
    Short
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
    Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
    5.9
    • story
    • 1929
  • Nick Stuart in News Parade (1928)
    News Parade
    • story
    • 1928
  • John Darrow, Sally Phipps, and Nick Stuart in High School Hero (1927)
    High School Hero
    • story
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David W. Butler
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • December 17, 1894
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • June 14, 1979
    • Arcadia, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Elshie H SchulteApril 20, 1917 - January 14, 1958 (her death)
  • Parents
      Fred J. Butler
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: In 1958 he directed the pilot for a proposed Western TV series, "Belle Starr".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A survivor of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which happened when he was 11 years old. He said the quake shook the city so violently and for so long that he remembered his father saying, "I think this is the end. Get down and pray". He and his family escaped uninjured.
  • Quotes
    [about his career] I made friends, like buddies, with my crew, with my cutters, with my actors and actresses. I didn't want to have any feeling that I was the big boss and they were nothing. I think that by doing that I was able to last as long as I did.
  • Nickname
    • Dave
  • Salaries
      Sunny Side Up
      (1929)
      $600 /week

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