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Director, choreographer. Charles Powell Walters (November 17, 1911 [1] – August 13, 1982) [2] was an American Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies from the 1940s to the 1960s.
May 8, 2024 · Charles Walters was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who was best known for his work on MGM musicals. His notable directorial credits included Easter Parade (1948) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). A former dancer, Walters choreographed such Broadway musicals as Sing Out.
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Charles Walters was born on 17 November 1911 in Pasadena, California, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Lili (1953), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) and Ask Any Girl (1959). He died on 13 August 1982 in Malibu, California, USA.
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- Pasadena, California, USA
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- Malibu, California, USA
Aug 25, 1982 · Charles Walters, who began his career as a dancer in ''New Faces of 1933'' and later became a prominent film director, died in his home in Malibu, Calif., on Aug. 13 after a...
Dec 2, 2014 · From the trolley scene in Meet Me in St. Louis to Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's last dance on the silver screen to Judy Garland's tuxedo-clad performance of "Get Happy",...
Charles Walters was a director and actor who specialized in musicals and comedies at MGM. He directed three actresses to Oscar nominations and worked with Judy Garland, Esther Williams and Busby Berkeley.
During his lifetime, Charles 'Chuck' Walters enjoyed a reputation as one of the foremost director-choreographers of Hollywood motion pictures. From his earliest directorial...
