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Bretaigne Windust

Known for

Directing

Born

January 20, 1906

Birthplace

Paris, France

Died

March 18, 1960 (aged 54)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ernest Bretaigne Windust (January 20, 1906 – March 19, 1960) was a US-based French-born theater, film, and television director.

Career

Planning to become an actor, Windust co-founded with Charles Leatherbee the University Players in 1928 on Cape Cod in Falmouth, Massachusetts. The company lasted five years and included later luminaries Joshua Logan, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Mildred Natwick, Eleanor Phelps, Barbara O'Neil, Myron McCormick, Kent Smith, and Aleta Freel. Windust directed more often than he acted. Though he began his association with the Theatre Guild in Manhattan as an assistant stage manager in 1929, he maintained h...

Best known work

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
1954
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
June Bride
June Bride
1948
Perfect Strangers
Perfect Strangers
1950
Winter Meeting
Winter Meeting
1948
M Squad
M Squad
1957
Pretty Baby
Pretty Baby
1950

Filmography

  1. 1993

    La femme à abattre

    Producer

  2. 1959

    StartimeTV

    Director, Producer

  3. 1959

    MarkhamTV

    Director

  4. 1957

  5. 1957

  6. 1957

    M SquadTV

    Director

  7. 1957

    Bachelor FatherTV

    Director

  8. 1955

  9. 1954

  10. 1952

    Face to Face

    Director

  11. 1951

    The Enforcer

    Director

  12. 1950

    Pretty Baby

    Director

  13. 1950

  14. 1948

    June Bride

    Director

  15. 1948

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