H.C. Potter Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the U․S․ Air Force during World War II as Superintendent of Operations at Falcon Field and as Captain of the Air Transport Command
• Won a Directors Guild of America Honorary Life Member Award in 1977
• Graduated from Yale University with a degree in Drama in 1936, where he was a member of Scroll and Key and the Yale Dramatic Association
• Directed his first Broadway play, a comedy called "Button, Button," in October 1929
• Began his film career as the dialogue director on "The Last Outpost" in 1935 and directed his first film, "Beloved Enemy," in 1936
• His stage directing credits include "Sabrina Fair," "Point of No Return," and "A Bell for Adano․"
• Best known as a theater and film director who worked on "Mr․ Blandings Builds His Dream House" and "Second Chorus․"
• Was one of the founders of the summer theater group the Hampton Players in 1927