Charles Walters

Known for DirectingBorn 1911-11-15Died 1982-08-13Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies in from the 1940s to the 1960s. He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run. Walters died from lung cancer at the age of 71. According to William J. Mann's book, "Behind the Screen", Walters was gay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Walters, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

What Now, Catherine Curtis?

Prime Suspect 1973

That's Entertainment, Part II

The Story of a Dress

Easter Parade

Meet Me in St. Louis

Here's Lucy

High Society

The Barkleys of Broadway

Lili

Summer Stock

Walk Don't Run

Ask Any Girl

Thrill of a Romance

Good News

Week-End at the Waldorf

Presenting Lily Mars

Spreadin' the Jam

Cimarron

The Glass Slipper

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

The Tender Trap

Easy to Love

Billy Rose's Jumbo

Dangerous When Wet

Torch Song

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Three Guys Named Mike

The Belle of New York

Girl Crazy

Two Loves

Texas Carnival

Don't Go Near the Water

Three for Two