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Charles Walters Biography

Birth Name:Charles Walters

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Profession Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a 1959 Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear Award
Was nominated for the Golden Laurel Director's Award in 1965
Won the 1953 Cannes Film Festival International Prize
Was nominated for the 1954 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Took courses at the University of Southern California
Before becoming a director, he worked as a Broadway dancer
Was best known for his wrok directing Hollywood musicals

1938Mussolini Cup-Best Foreign Film: nominated
1953International Prize-Entertainment Film: winner
1953Grand Prize of the Festival-: nominated
1954Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1954DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1959Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1961Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1961DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
1964Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award-Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (July): winner