Henry King

Show Count: 4
Series Count: 1
Role: Old Time Radio Star
Born: January 24, 1886
Old Time Radio, Christiansburg, Virginia, USA
Died: June 29, 1982, Toluca Lake, California, USA
An American film director. Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s.

He was twice nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox.

Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards excellence of cinematic achievements every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.

In 1955, King was awarded The George Eastman Award, given by George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.

During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918.

Source: Wikipedia

Burns & Allen
Show Count: 283
Broadcast History: 15 February 1932 to 13 June 1934, 19 September 1934 to 24 March 1937, 12 April 1937 to 1 August 1938, 30 September 1938 to 23 June 1939, 4 October to 1939 to 26 June 1940, 1 July 1940 to 24 March 1941, 7 October 1941 to 30 June 1942, 6 October 1942 to 25 June 1945, 20 September 1945 to 23 June 1949 and 21 September 1949 to 17 May 1950
Sponsor: Robert Burns Panatella, White Owl Cigars, Campbell Soups, Grape Nuts, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Hinds Cream, Hormel Meats, Lever Brothers, Swan Soap, Maxwell House Coffee Time, Block Drugs
Cast: Bea Benaderet, Gracie Allen, George Burns, Elvia Allman, Mel Blanc, Margaret Brayton, Sara Berner, Clarence Nash, Elliott Lewis, Mary Lee Robb, Richard Crenna, Joseph Kearns, Eric Snowden, Hal March, Gerald Mohr, Marvin Miller, Wally Maher, Doris Singleton, Dawn Bender, Tommy Bernard, Gale Gordon, Hans Conried
Director: Ed Gardner, Ralph Levy, Al Kaye
Producer: Ed Gardner, Ralph Levy, Al Kaye

Captain from Castile

Broadcast: May 3, 1951

Starring: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Jimmy Wallington, Henry King, Jack Rubin, Anacin, RCA Victor, Howard Wiley, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Paula Morgan

Added: Jan 20 2024

Gunfighter The

Broadcast: June 7, 1951

Starring: Gregory Peck, Betty Lou Gerson, Wally Maher, Sam Edwards, Byron Kane, Tom Holland , Ted de Corsia, Jeffrey Silver, Chesterfield Cigarettes, Jimmy Wallington, Henry King, Nat Wolff, Howard Wylie, Bill Karn, Anacin, Grace Leonard, Ruth Paris

Added: Jun 01 2020

Prince of Foxes

Broadcast: January 4, 1951

Starring: Ben Wright, William Conrad, Raymond Burr, Lou Merrill, Herb Butterfield, Lynn Allen, Jimmy Wallington, Henry King, Bill Karn, Anacin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, RCA Victor, Richard Alan Simmons, Howard Wiley, Samuel Schellenbarger, Joyce McKenzie

Added: Jan 05 2021