Born: 23-Feb-1899
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Died: 7-Apr-1981
Location of death: Rancho Mirage, CA
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: It Happened at the World's Fair

The youngest to win an Oscar for Best Director, aged 32.

Wife: Julie Leonard (minor silent film actress)
Wife: Susan Ream (m. 1944, until his death)

    Oscar for Best Director 1932 for Skippy
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1606 Vine St. (motion pictures)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Live a Little, Love a Little (23-Oct-1968)
    Speedway (15-Apr-1968)
    Double Trouble (5-Apr-1967)
    Spinout (17-Oct-1966)
    Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (6-Nov-1965)
    Tickle Me (30-Jun-1965)
    Palm Springs Weekend (5-Nov-1963)
    It Happened at the World's Fair (3-Apr-1963)
    Girls! Girls! Girls! (21-Nov-1962)
    Blue Hawaii (22-Nov-1961)
    All Hands on Deck (30-Mar-1961)
    G.I. Blues (23-Nov-1960)
    Visit to a Small Planet (04-Feb-1960)
    Don't Give Up the Ship (3-Jul-1959)
    Onionhead (1-Oct-1958)
    The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (Aug-1957)
    Bundle of Joy (12-Dec-1956)
    Pardners (25-Jul-1956)
    The Birds and the Bees (22-Apr-1956)
    You're Never Too Young (25-Aug-1955)
    Living It Up (23-Jul-1954)
    The Caddy (10-Aug-1953)
    The Stooge (4-Feb-1953)
    Jumping Jacks (11-Jun-1952)
    Room for One More (10-Jan-1952)
    Rich, Young and Pretty (9-Jul-1951)
    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (8-Dec-1950)
    The Toast of New Orleans (24-Aug-1950)
    That Midnight Kiss (22-Sep-1949)
    Words and Music (9-Dec-1948)
    The Bride Goes Wild (3-Mar-1948)
    Girl Crazy (26-Nov-1943)
    Presenting Lily Mars (29-Apr-1943)
    Men of Boys Town (10-Apr-1941)
    Little Nellie Kelly (22-Nov-1940)
    Young Tom Edison (10-Feb-1940)
    Broadway Melody of 1940 (9-Feb-1940)
    Boys Town (8-Sep-1938)
    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (17-Feb-1938)
    Strike Me Pink (16-Jan-1936)
    The Big Broadcast of 1936 (20-Sep-1935)
    We're Not Dressing (26-Apr-1934)
    Skippy (2-Apr-1931)

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