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Erle C Kenton

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Occupation
  
Film director

Years active
  
1916-1957


Name
  
Erle Kenton

Role
  
Film director


Born
  
August 1, 1896 (
1896-08-01
)
Norborne, Missouri, USA

Died
  
January 28, 1980, Glendale, California, United States

Nominations
  
Retro Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Movies
  
Island of Lost Souls, House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Search for Beauty

Similar People
  
Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney Jr, Kathleen Burke, Richard Arlen, Glenn Strange

Melody for Three (1941) DR. CHRISTIAN


Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in Norborne, Missouri and died in Glendale, California from Parkinson's disease.

Kenton and Edward Ludwig were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 CBS television series, The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.

References

Erle C. Kenton Wikipedia