David Butler (1894-1979)

Alias:
Dave Butler
David W. Butler

Birthplace:
San Francisco, California, USA

Born:
December 16, 1894

Died:
June 14, 1979

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  David Butler (December 17, 1894 – June 14, 1979) was an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and television director.  Butler was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was an actress and his father was a theater stage manager. His first acting roles were playing extras in stage plays. He later appeared in two D. W. Griffith films, The Girl Who Stayed Home and The Greatest Thing in Life. He also appeared in the 1927 Academy-Award winning film 7th Heaven.  The same year, Butler made his directorial debut with High School Hero, a comedy for Fox. During Butler's nine-year tenure at Fox, he directed over thirty films, including four Shirley Temple vehicles. Butler's last film for Fox, Kentucky, won Walter Brennan an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.  Butler worked with Bing Crosby in Road to Morocco and If I Had My Way. He directed many films starring Doris Day, among them It's a Great Feeling, Tea for Two, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway, April in Paris, and Calamity Jane.  During the late '50s and 1960s, Butler directed primarily television episodes, mainly for Leave It to Beaver and Wagon Train.  For his contributions to the film industry, Butler was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star located at 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.

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Director:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little

Producer:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little

Screenplay:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little

Set Costumer:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010  Edgar Floats

Story:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010  Edgar Floats

Writer:
1927  High School Hero
1928  Prep and Pep
1928  Win That Girl
1929  Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929  Masked Emotions
1929  Salute
1929  Sunny Side Up
1930  High Society Blues
1930  Just Imagine
1931  A Connecticut Yankee
1931  Delicious
1932  Business and Pleasure
1932  Down To Earth
1932  Handle with Care
1933  Hold Me Tight
1933  My Weakness
1934  Bottoms Up
1934  Bright Eyes
1934  Handy Andy
1934  Have a Heart
1935  Doubting Thomas
1935  The Little Colonel
1935  The Littlest Rebel
1936  Captain January
1936  Pigskin Parade
1936  White Fang
1937  Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937  You're a Sweetheart
1938  Kentucky
1938  Kentucky Moonshine
1938  Straight, Place and Show
1939  East Side of Heaven
1939  That's Right - You're Wrong
1940  If I Had My Way
1940  You'll Find Out
1941  Caught in the Draft
1941  Playmates
1942  Road to Morocco
1943  Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943  They Got Me Covered
1944  Shine on Harvest Moon
1944  The Princess and the Pirate
1945  San Antonio
1946  The Time, The Place and The Girl
1946  Two Guys from Milwaukee
1947  My Wild Irish Rose
1948  Two Guys from Texas
1949  It's a Great Feeling
1949  John Loves Mary
1949  Look for the Silver Lining
1949  The Story of Seabiscuit
1950  Tea for Two
1950  The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1951  Lullaby of Broadway
1951  Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1952  April in Paris
1952  Where's Charley?
1953  By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953  Calamity Jane
1954  King Richard and the Crusaders
1954  The Command
1955  Jump Into Hell
1956  Glory
1956  The Girl He Left Behind
1961  The Right Approach
1967  C'mon, Let's Live a Little
2010  Edgar Floats

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