GEORGE WAGGNER
'George Waggner' (September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American motion picture director, producer, and actor.
Born in New York City, he made his film debut as Yousayef in ''The Sheik'' (1921). He later went on to star in Western films and was the composer for the film ''Oh Yeah!'' (1929). He was a writer for the film ''Gorilla Ship'' (1932), and the first film he directed was ''Western Trails'' (1938). Waggner also directed horror and mystery films including ''Man Made Monster'' (1941), ''The Wolf Man'' (1941), and ''The Climax'' (1944). In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the television series "Batman" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." He is probably most famous for ''The Fighting Kentuckian'' (1949), which also starred his daughter, Shy Waggner.
Waggner also wrote Queen Of The Yukon with Jack London
His later films included ''Operation Pacific'' (1951), the television film ''Jack the Ripper'' (1958), and ''The Commies are Coming, the Commies are Coming'' (1962).
His wife was Danny Shannon. The couple had only one child, Shy, born in 1924.
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Born in New York City, he made his film debut as Yousayef in ''The Sheik'' (1921). He later went on to star in Western films and was the composer for the film ''Oh Yeah!'' (1929). He was a writer for the film ''Gorilla Ship'' (1932), and the first film he directed was ''Western Trails'' (1938). Waggner also directed horror and mystery films including ''Man Made Monster'' (1941), ''The Wolf Man'' (1941), and ''The Climax'' (1944). In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the television series "Batman" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." He is probably most famous for ''The Fighting Kentuckian'' (1949), which also starred his daughter, Shy Waggner.
Waggner also wrote Queen Of The Yukon with Jack London
His later films included ''Operation Pacific'' (1951), the television film ''Jack the Ripper'' (1958), and ''The Commies are Coming, the Commies are Coming'' (1962).
His wife was Danny Shannon. The couple had only one child, Shy, born in 1924.
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