James Neilson

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James Neilson (born October 1, 1909 in Shreveport , Louisiana , † December 9, 1979 in Flagstaff , Arizona ) was an American director . He has directed over 60 productions for film and television, including films such as The Clock Has Expired , Champagne in Paris , The Treasure of the Millions, and Hot Colts in Hard Fists .

Live and act

James Neilson was a stage manager for Guthrie McClintic in the 1930s . He then worked as a photographer before moving to film in the early 1950s, where he regularly worked as a director for Walt Disney Studios . A number of movies were also made for other studios, including comedies and crime novels , but also adventure films and westerns like The Clock Has Expired from 1957 with James Stewart and Audie Murphy or 1967 Hot Colts in Hard Fists with Robert Taylor and Chad Everett in the leading roles .

In addition, James Neilson directed numerous episodes of well-known television series in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s , including episodes of Der Chef , Bonanza , Batman , West of Santa Fé , Zorro , Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Department M , You had to be an adult , Auf The Escape , High Chaparral, and The Shiloh Ranch People .

His last work was in 1973 when he adapted the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for television. Josh Albee, Jeff Tyler, Buddy Ebsen , Jane Wyatt , Vic Morrow and John McGiver played .

Neilson died on December 9, 1979 in Flagstaff, Arizona, at the age of 70.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1957: The clock has run out (Night Passage)
  • 1961: Mondgeflüster (Moon Pilot)
  • 1962: Pirates of Darkness (Mooncussers)
  • 1962: Champagne in Paris (Bon Voyage!)
  • 1963: Summer Magic
  • 1963: Dr. Syn - The Scarecrow (Dr. Syn, Alias ​​the Scarecrow)
  • 1964: The Million Treasure (The Moon-Spinners)
  • 1965: The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
  • 1967: Gentle Giant
  • 1967: Return of the Gunfighter ( Hot Colts in Fists )
  • 1967: Bullwhip Griffin or Gold Rush in California (The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin)
  • 1968: When Angels Travel (Where Angels Go Trouble Follows!)
  • 1969: Who Wears Rosie's Pajamas? (The First Time)
  • 1969: Dead bees don't sing (Flareup)
  • 1973: Tom Sawyer (TV movie)

Awards

  • 1959: Primetime Emmy Award nomination for General Electric Theater

literature

  • James Neilson - Filmography by Michael Singer in: Film Directors - A Complete Guide . Lone Eagle Publishing, Beverly Hills, California 1992, ISBN 0-943728-46-0 , p. 367.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical data of James Neilson in: Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors , Volume 1, by Jerry Roberts, 2009, p. 413.
  2. ↑ James Neilson in: Gary Fishgall: Pieces of time: the life of James Stewart . Scribner, 1997, p. 252.
  3. ↑ James Neilson in: The New York Times
personal data
SURNAME Neilson, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Shreveport , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 1979
Place of death Flagstaff , Arizona