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Kenton's greatest claim to fame is a horror classic, & he also directed memorable comedies. This wasn't in his bio.
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'''Erle C. Kenton''' (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American [[film director]]. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in [[Norborne, Missouri]] and died in [[Glendale, California]] from [[Parkinson's disease]].
'''Erle C. Kenton''' (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American [[film director]]. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in [[Norborne, Missouri]] and died in [[Glendale, California]] from [[Parkinson's disease]].


Kenton and [[Edward Ludwig]] were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 [[CBS]] [[television series]], ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'', starring [[Rory Calhoun]] as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", ''[[West Texas Historical Association|West Texas Historical Review]]'', Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111</ref>
Kenton, who started off as one of Mack Sennett's original Keystone Kops, directed "The Island of Lost Souls," a "twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday" (the Criterion Collection) <ref>https://www.criterion.com/films/27861-island-of-lost-souls<ref>. It was the first of three movie adaptations of H.G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Several horror films followed in Universal's Frankenstein, Wolf Man and Dracula series<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref>. Kenton also directed W.C. Fields' comedy classic "You're Telling Me,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref> and combined horror and comedy in "Who Done It?,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref> which is considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films<ref>http://www.moviefanfare.com/?p=52207<ref>. Kenton and [[Edward Ludwig]] were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 [[CBS]] [[television series]], ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'', starring [[Rory Calhoun]] as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", ''[[West Texas Historical Association|West Texas Historical Review]]'', Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 22:54, 12 October 2018

Erle C. Kenton
Kenton in 1921
Born(1896-08-01)August 1, 1896
Norborne, Missouri, USA
DiedJanuary 28, 1980(1980-01-28) (aged 83)
Glendale, California, USA
OccupationFilm director
Years active1916-1957

Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in Norborne, Missouri and died in Glendale, California from Parkinson's disease.

Kenton, who started off as one of Mack Sennett's original Keystone Kops, directed "The Island of Lost Souls," a "twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday" (the Criterion Collection) Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

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