George Waggner

Person · Open Library

Born

1894

Died

1984

Works

3

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

George Waggner  (September 7, 1894 - December 11, 1984) was an American film 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 appearances in Western films. The first film he directed was Western Trails (1938) and his most well-known directorial effort arguably remains The Wolf Man (1941). In the 1960s, he directed…

Known for

• Screen Director's Playhouse — Self1955
• Love's Blindness — Oscar Issacson1926
• The Iron Horse — Buffalo Bill1925
• His Hour — Sasha Basmanoff1924
• Desert Driven — Craydon1923
• The Great Alone — Bradley Carstairs (as George Waggoner)1922
• Branded Man1922
• The Sheik — Yousaef - Tribal Chieftain (as George Waggener)1921

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

354

Total plays

846

George Waggner was born on September 7, 1894 in New York City, New York, USA as George Waggoner. He was a director and writer, known for The Wolf Man (1941), The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) and 77 Sunset Strip (1958). He was married to Danny Shannon. He died on December 11, 1984 in Hollywood, California, USA. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/George+Waggner">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

George

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Place of death

Woodland Hills

Occupation

director

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

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