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William Clemens (film director)

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Name
  
William Clemens


Role
  
Film director

Died
  
April 29, 1980, Los Angeles, California, United States

Movies
  
Nancy Drew Reporter, Nancy Drew and the Hidde, The Falcon and the Co‑eds, The Falcon Out West, The Falcon In Danger

Similar People
  
Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks

William Clemens (September 10, 1905 – April 29, 1980) was an American film director.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Clemens began his Hollywood career as a film editor in 1931. His first directing project was Man Hunt in 1936. His major credits include On Dress Parade with the Dead End Kids, two Perry Mason mysteries (The Case of the Velvet Claws and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop), three films featuring detective Tom Lawrence, a.k.a. "The Falcon," four films based on the Nancy Drew series, and Calling Philo Vance in 1940. Clemens' final project was The Thirteenth Hour in 1947.

He died in Los Angeles, California in 1980.

As producer

  • King of the Lumberjacks (1940) (uncredited)
  • References

    William Clemens (film director) Wikipedia