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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William A. Seiter (June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) was an American film director. He was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918. At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular Reginald Denny vehicles, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included The Beautiful and Damned and The Family Secret. In the early talkie era, Seiter helped nurture the talents of RKO's comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey in such rollicking features as Caught Plastered (1931) and Diplomaniacs (1933). He also directed the Laurel and Hardy feature Sons of the Desert (1933), their only film together. Other films include Sunny, Going Wild, Kiss Me Again, Hot Saturday, Way Back Home, Girl Crazy, Rafter Romance, Roberta, Room Service, Susannah of the Mounties, Allegheny Uprising, You Were Never Lovelier, Up in Central Park, and One Touch of Venus. Among the many stars directed by Seiter during his long career were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Jack Haley, Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth and the Marx Brothers. While many of his films were minor gems, Seiter was capable of turning out bad movies once in a while. For example, if he ran into friction from his star—as was the case with Lou Costello in 1946's Little Giant -- Seiter would get even by adhering religiously to the script, refusing to add any nuance or creativity to the project (this pettiness may have been the reason that one prominent actress of the 1930s referred to Seiter as the most unimaginative director she'd ever worked with). On his final four films, before he retired in 1954, Seiter functioned as both producer and director. These films included The Lady Wants Mink (1953), a gentle satire of the then topical "raise your own coat" craze. He died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack, aged 74.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1890-06-10
- event Death Date 1964-07-26
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 3.7
- info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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Roberta
1935-03-07
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Dimples
1936-10-09
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Nice Girl?
1941-02-21
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When Love Comes
1922-12-10
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Stowaway
1936-12-25
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Sons of the Desert
1933-12-29
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Belle of the Yukon
1944-12-27
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Belle of the Yukon
1944-12-27
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Room Service
1938-09-21
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One Touch of Venus
1948-08-01
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You Were Never Lovelier
1942-11-19
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Allegheny Uprising
1939-11-10
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Borderline
1950-03-01
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A Lady Takes a Chance
1943-08-19
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Susannah of the Mounties
1939-06-13
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Hot Saturday
1932-10-28
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That Night with You
1945-09-28
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Make Haste to Live
1954-03-25
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Caught Plastered
1931-08-21
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Girl Crazy
1932-03-24
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Peach-o-Reno
1931-12-25
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Hired Wife
1940-09-13
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If I Had a Million
1932-11-18
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What Happened to Jones
1926-02-08
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Broadway
1942-05-08
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Destroyer
1943-08-19
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Four Jills in a Jeep
1944-03-17
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The Moon's Our Home
1936-04-10
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The Richest Girl in the World
1934-09-21
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Going Wild
1930-12-21
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Chance at Heaven
1933-10-27
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It's a Date
1940-03-22
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I'll Be Yours
1947-02-02
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If You Could Only Cook
1935-12-30
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Rafter Romance
1933-09-01
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Big Business Girl
1931-06-12
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This Is My Affair
1937-05-28
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Kiss Me Again
1931-01-07
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Take It from Me
1926-10-10
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Orchids to You
1935-08-09
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The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936-05-08
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Little Church Around the Corner
1923-03-09
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Helen's Babies
1924-10-11
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The Affairs of Susan
1945-07-08
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Dear Brat
1951-05-30
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Sing and Like it
1934-04-20
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The Life of the Party
1937-09-03
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Sunny
1930-11-09
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Hello, Everybody!
1933-02-17
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It's a Pleasure
1945-03-03
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Back Pay
1930-06-01
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The Truth About Youth
1930-11-03
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Is My Face Red?
1932-06-17
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In Person
1935-11-22
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Way Back Home
1931-11-13
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Professional Sweetheart
1933-06-09
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Up in Central Park
1948-07-09
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Lover Come Back
1946-06-21
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Life Begins in College
1937-10-01
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Young Bride
1932-04-08
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We're Rich Again
1934-07-13
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Too Many Cooks
1931-07-18
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Three Blind Mice
1938-06-18
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The Family Secret
1924-09-28
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The Flirting Widow
1930-05-11
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Diplomaniacs
1933-04-28
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Where Was I?
1925-08-24
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The Lady Wants Mink
1953-03-29
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Skinner's Dress Suit
1926-04-18
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The Cheerful Fraud
1926-12-27
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Appointment for Love
1941-10-31
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Sally, Irene and Mary
1938-03-04
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Thanks for Everything
1938-12-23
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The Lady Wants Mink
1953-03-29
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The Mad Whirl
1925-03-02
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Why Be Good?
1929-02-28
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The Small Bachelor
1927-11-06
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Gay and Devilish
1922-05-14
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Synthetic Sin
1929-01-06
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Bell Boy 13
1923-01-19
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Daddies
1924-02-09
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His Forgotten Wife
1924-04-14
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Camouflage
1918-11-09
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Good Morning, Judge
1928-04-29
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Sons of the Desert
1933-12-29
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Skinner's Dress Suit
1926-04-18
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The Daring Young Man
1935-07-17
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The Love Racket
1929-12-08
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Little Giant
1946-02-22
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Big Business Girl
1931-06-12
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Love Birds
1934-05-04
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Footlights and Fools
1929-11-08
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Smiling Irish Eyes
1929-07-22
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Prisoners
1929-05-18
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The Fast Worker
1924-10-25
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Hired Wife
1940-09-13
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The Flirting Widow
1930-05-11
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Strictly Modern
1930-03-02
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Oh! What a Day
1918-08-01
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Oh! What a Day
1918-08-01
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Champ for a Day
1953-08-15
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Champ for a Day
1953-08-15
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The White Sin
1924-02-24
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Passing Through
1921-08-14
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The Aviator
1931-01-30
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Rolling Home
1926-06-07
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Outcast
1928-11-11
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The Foolish Age
1921-10-16
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The Foolish Age
1921-10-16
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Out All Night
1927-09-04
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Happiness Ahead
1928-06-24
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The Wild Bunch
1955-02-17
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Dangerous Innocence
1925-04-12
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The Teaser
1925-09-06
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Want Ad Wedding
1955-11-02
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Up and at 'Em
1922-08-06
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Up and at 'Em
1922-08-06
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The Understudy
1922-06-25
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Boy Crazy
1922-03-05
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Eden and Return
1921-12-25
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Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05
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The Millionaire
1955-01-19
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The Gale Storm Show
1956-09-29
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Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01
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Screen Director's Playhouse
1955-10-05