Cause of death heart attack Years active 1911 to 1948 | Name Christy Cabanne Role Film director | |
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Full Name William Christy Cabanne Born April 16, 1888 ( 1888-04-16 ) St. Louis, Missouri Died October 15, 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Spouse Millicent Fisher (m. ?–1950) Education United States Naval Academy Children Audrey Cabanne, William Cabanne Movies The Mummy's Hand, Scared to Death, The Mystery of the Leapi, Jane Eyre, Martyrs of the Alamo Similar People John Emerson, Peggy Moran, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, Cecil Kellaway | ||
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William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor.
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The Adopted Brother
Biography
Cabanne (pronounced "CAB-a-nay") spent several years in the US Navy, leaving the service in 1908. He decided on a career in the theater, and became a director as well as an actor. Although acting was his main profession, when he finally broke into the film industry it was chiefly as a director after appearing in over 40 short films between 1911-14. He signed on with the Fine Arts Co., then was employed as an assistant to D.W. Griffith. Miriam Cooper credited him with discovering her as an extra in 1912.
Being a published author, he was hired by Metro Pictures to write a serial. After that he formed his own production company, but shut it down only a few years later. He then became a director for hire, mainly of low- to medium-budget films for such studios as FBO, Associated Exhibitors, Tiffany and Pathe, although he worked at MGM on a few occasions in the mid- to late 1920s on films such as The Midshipman (1925). Cabanne directed legendary child actress Shirley Temple in The Red-Haired Alibi (1932) in her first ever credited role in a feature-length movie.
In the 1930s he made many films with Universal. By the 1940s he continued to direct Universal's popular "B" pictures, and made himself available to low-budget, independent producers. In 1947 he directed a Bela Lugosi thriller, Scared to Death, which was experimental in that it was photographed on semi-professional, economical 16mm color film. Robert L. Lippert released it on standard 35mm film in 1947.
Personal life
Christy Cabanne was married to Millicent Fisher. They had two children, William and Audrey.