
Lesley Selander
Directing
- Born
- May 26, 1900 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- December 5, 1979 (age 79)
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).
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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.
Known for
Behind the camera148
- 1968Arizona Bushwhackers Director
- 1967Fort Utah Director
- 1966The Texican Director
- 1965Town Tamer Director
- 1965Fort Courageous Director
- 1965War Party Director
- 1965Convict Stage Director
- 1958The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Director
- 1957The Wayward Girl Director
- 1957Taming Sutton’s Gal Director











