
Lesley Selander
From Wikipedia. Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction 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'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. 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.
Behind the camera
- 1964Daniel BooneDirector1 ep.
- 1960The Tall ManDirector2 ep.
- 1960Overland TrailDirector1 ep.
- 1959LaramieDirector14 ep.
- 1958CannonballDirector7 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDirector1 ep.
- 1954LassieDirector23 ep.