Wilson, Richard, 1915-1991

Wilson was born in 1915 in McKeesport, PA; attended Denver Univ.; became an announcer and actor for radio in Denver and New York; in 1937, became an actor, stage manager, and asst. producer for Orson Welles at the Mercury Theatre; worked on all Welles' films and radio shows to 1948; was assoc. producer on Lady from Shanghai (in collaboration with William Castle), and Macbeth; became assoc. producer, then producer at Universal-International; directed the following films: Man with the gun (1955), Trouble-shooter (1955), The big boodle (1957), Night in Havana (1957), Raw wind in Eden (1958), Al Capone (1959), Pay or die (1960), Wall of noise (1963), Invitation to a gunfighter (1964), and Three in the attic (1968).

Biography

Wilson was born in 1915 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; attended Denver University; became an announcer and actor for radio in Denver and New York; in 1937, became an actor, stage manager, and assistant producer for Orson Welles at the Mercury Theatre; worked on all Welles' films and radio shows to 1948; was associate producer on Lady from Shanghai (in collaboration with William Castle), and Macbeth ; became associate producer, then producer at Universal-International; directed the following films: Man with the gun (1955), Trouble-shooter (1955), The big boodle (1957), Night in Havana (1957), Raw wind in Eden (1958), Al Capone (1959), Pay or die (1960), Wall of noise (1963), Invitation to a gunfighter (1964), and Three in the attic (1968).