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Carl Ward Dudley (1910–1973) was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues.
Carl Ward Dudley | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1910 |
| Died | September 2, 1973 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Ventura Calif |
| Education | UCLA |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer |
| Employer | Self |
| Known for | Short films, documentaries |
| Spouse | Eleanor Murphy |
| Children | 6 daughters |
| Relatives | Richard Murphy (brother-in-law) Gabriel Katzka (son-in-law) |
Carl Ward Dudley was born on December 31, 1910, in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1][2]
He became a film director and producer. Indeed, in 1944, he founded the Dudley Pictures Corporation, a film production company.[2]
In the 1950s, he produced thirty documentary shorts in the This World of Ours series.[3] In 1958, he directed and produced the Cinerama feature South Seas Adventure.[1][4]
He married Eleanor Murphy, the sister of screenwriter Richard Murphy (1912-1993).[1] One of their daughters, Carol Ward Dudley, married producer Gabriel Katzka (1931–1990).[1]
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