Wilson, Richard, 1915-1991
Variant namesWilson 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).
From the description of Papers, ca. 1945-1967. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40933359
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).
From the guide to the Richard Alan Wilson Papers, ca. 1945-1967, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| creatorOf | Wilson, Richard Alan, 1915-. Papers, ca. 1945-1967. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| creatorOf | Richard Alan Wilson Papers, ca. 1945-1967 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| creatorOf | Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. Papers, 1930-1959. | Indiana University |
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Birth 1915
Death 1991
Americans
