Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American
film director
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of
Western
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s and
adventure
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movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as ''
The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934), ''
A Night at the Opera'' (1935), and
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
's ''
Fury'' (1936).
To this day Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967.
Lesley Selander at IMDb. In 1956 he was nominated for the
Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of ''
Lassie''.
Selander DGA award.
Filmography
References
External links
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Lesley Selander, Western movies and Australia
1900 births
1979 deaths
Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Film directors from Los Angeles
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