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Lesley Selander

Lesley Selander

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Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as The Cat and the Fiddle (1934), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Fritz Lang's Fury (1936).

To this day, Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. In 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of Lassie.

  • BIRTH 26/05/1900
  • DEATH 05/12/1979
  • Country United States
  • DIRECTOR 18

Director (18)

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
(1 episode)
Arizona Bushwhackers
Arizona Bushwhackers
Lassie
Lassie
(23 episodes)
Flight To Mars
Flight To Mars
Night Train to Memphis
Night Train to Memphis
The Wayward Girl
The Wayward Girl
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Fort Yuma
Fort Yuma
Panhandle
Panhandle
The Yellow Tomahawk
The Yellow Tomahawk
Silver on the Sage
Silver on the Sage
Colt Comrades
Colt Comrades
The Raiders
The Raiders
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil
Fort Utah
Fort Utah
Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding
Shotgun
Shotgun
Town Tamer
Town Tamer