Joseph A. McDonough
Joseph A. McDonough (born October 20, 1896 in Portland , Maine , † May 11, 1944 in Hollywood , California ) was an American assistant director who was nominated at the Academy Awards in 1934 for the Academy Award for best assistant director .
biography
McDonough began his career as an assistant director in 1917 at the Western - silent film John Ermine of Yellowstone and was until his death in the production of 45 films involved. At the Academy Awards in 1934 he was one of the nominees for the Academy Award for Best Assistant Director.
He worked on almost all of James Whale's films that James Whale made for Universal Studios , and one more for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . These include the films Waterloo Bridge (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The House of Horror (1932), The Invisible Man (1933), Frankenstein's Bride (1935), Show Boat (1936) and The Green Hell (1940).
Other well-known films on which he worked as an assistant director include My Little Gockel (1940), One Night in the Tropics (1940), Abbott and Costello's first feature film , and Hellzappopin (1941). He was assistant to directors such as HC Potter , Edward F. Cline and A. Edward Sutherland .
As a film director, he himself only directed one film, Pirates of the Skies (1939).
Web links
- Joseph A. McDonough in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McDonough, Joseph A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American assistant director and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Maine |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1944 |
| Place of death | Hollywood , California |