David Butler | |
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Butler dalam Better Times [en] (1919) | |
| Lahir | (1894-12-17)17 Desember 1894 San Francisco, California, Amerika Serikat |
| Meninggal | 14 Juni 1979(1979-06-14) (umur 84) Arcadia, California [en], Amerika Serikat |
| Pekerjaan | Pemeran, sutradara film, produser film, penulis skenario, sutradara televisi |
| Masa aktif | 1910–1967 |
David Butler (17 Desember 1894 – 14 Juni 1979) adalah pemeran, sutradara film, produser film, penulis skenario, dan sutradara televisi asal Amerika Serikat.
Biografi
Butler lahir di San Francisco, California. Ibunya adalah aktris Adele Belgrade, sedangkan ayahnya adalah aktor dan sutradara Fred J. Butler. Peran akting pertamanya dijalani sebagai figuran dalam pertunjukan panggung. Ia kemudian tampil dalam dua film karya D. W. Griffith, yaitu The Girl Who Stayed Home dan The Greatest Thing in Life. Ia juga tampil dalam film peraih Academy Award (Piala Oscar) tahun 1927, 7th Heaven.
Pada tahun yang sama, Butler memulai debut penyutradaraannya lewat High School Hero, sebuah film komedi produksi Fox. Selama sembilan tahun masa kerja Butler di Fox, ia menyutradarai lebih dari 30 film, termasuk lima film yang dibintangi Shirley Temple. Film terakhir garapan Butler untuk Fox, Kentucky [en], mengantarkan Walter Brennan memenangi Academy Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik.
Butler bekerja sama dengan Bing Crosby dalam Road to Morocco dan If I Had My Way [en]. Ia juga menyutradarai banyak film yang dibintangi Doris Day, antara lain It's a Great Feeling [en], Tea for Two [en], By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Lullaby of Broadway [en], April in Paris [en], dan Calamity Jane [en].
Sepanjang akhir dekade 1950-an dan 1960-an, Butler terutama menyutradarai episode televisi, khususnya untuk serial Leave It to Beaver [en] dan Wagon Train [en].[1]
Butler mendukung Barry Goldwater dalam Pemilihan umum presiden Amerika Serikat 1964.[2]
Atas kontribusinya bagi industri perfilman, Butler diabadikan di Hollywood Walk of Fame pada tahun 1960 dengan bintang perfilman yang terletak di 6561 Hollywood Boulevard.[3][4]
Sedan Packard Six [en] Seri 426 tahun 1927 milik Butler terjual di Bring a Trailer [en] pada 6 Januari 2023.
Filmografi pilihan
- The Birth of a Nation (1915) sebagai prajurit Union/prajurit Konfederasi (tanpa kredit)
- The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)
- The Unpainted Woman (1919)
- Better Times [en] (1919)
- Nugget Nell [en] (1919)
- The Petal on the Current [en] (1919)
- The Other Half [en] (1919)
- Bonnie Bonnie Lassie [en] (1919)
- The Pointing Finger [en] (1919)
- The Triflers (1920)
- The Sky Pilot (1921)
- The Wise Kid [en] (1922)
- The Village Blacksmith (1922)
- Conquering the Woman (1922)
- According to Hoyle (1922)
- The Hero [en] (1923)
- A Noise in Newboro (1923)
- Poor Men's Wives [en] (1923)
- Mary of the Movies (1923) (kameo)
- Desire (1923)
- Cause for Divorce [en] (1923)
- The Temple of Venus [en] (1923)
- Hoodman Blind (1923)
- Arizona Express [en] (1924)
- Private Affairs [en] (1925)
- The Phantom Express [en] (1925)
- His Majesty, Bunker Bean (1925)
- The Man on the Box [en] (1925)
- Wages for Wives [en] (1925)
- The People vs. Nancy Preston (1925)
- Havoc [en] (1925)
- The Sap (1926)
- The Blue Eagle [en] (1926)
- Meet the Prince [en] (1926)
- Oh, Baby! [en] (1926)
- The High School Hero [en] (1927)
- News Parade [en] (1928)
- Win That Girl [en] (1928)
- Prep and Pep [en] (1928)
- Sunny Side Up (1929)
- Chasing Through Europe [en] (1929)
- High Society Blues [en] (1930)
- Just Imagine [en] (1930)
- Delicious [en] (1931)
- Business and Pleasure (1932)
- Down to Earth [en] (1932)
- Hold Me Tight (1933)
- My Weakness [en] (1933)
- Bottoms Up [en] (1934)
- Bright Eyes [en] (1934)
- The Little Colonel (1935)
- The Littlest Rebel [en] (1935)
- Captain January (1936)
- Dimples [en] (1936)
- Pigskin Parade [en] (1936)
- Kentucky [en] (1938)
- That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
- You'll Find Out [en] (1940)
- Caught in the Draft [en] (1941)
- Road to Morocco (1942)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars [en] (1943)
- Shine On, Harvest Moon [en] (1944)
- The Princess and the Pirate [en] (1944)
- San Antonio [en] (1945)
- The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
- It's a Great Feeling [en] (1949)
- The Story of Seabiscuit [en] (1949)
- Tea for Two [en] (1950)
- Where's Charley? [en] (1952)
- April in Paris [en] (1952)
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
- Calamity Jane [en] (1953)
- King Richard and the Crusaders [en] (1954)
- The Command [en] (1954)
- Jump into Hell [en] (1955)
- The Girl He Left Behind [en] (1956)
- C'mon, Let's Live a Little [en] (1967)
Referensi
- ↑ Atkins, Irene Kahn; Butler, David (1993). David Butler. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0810827050.
- ↑ Critchlow, Donald T. (2013-10-21). When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107650282.
- ↑ "David Butler | Hollywood Walk of Fame". www.walkoffame.com (dalam bahasa American English). Diakses tanggal 2017-06-12.
- ↑ "David Butler – Hollywood Star Walk". Los Angeles Times. Diakses tanggal 2017-06-12.
Pranala luar
- David Butler di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
- (Inggris)David Butler di TCM Movie Database
- (Inggris) David Butler di AllMovie
- (Inggris)David Butler di Find a Grave
- David Butler di Virtual History