William F. Claxton

William Francis Claxton (born October 22, 1914 in Los Angeles County , United States , † February 11, 1996 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American editor , film director and film producer .

Live and act

Claxton began his film career after training at the editing table in the late 1930s as an assistant editor. In 1940 he was hired as an editor by the small company Edward Small Productions and remained true to this profession until the end of the same decade. After his first attempt at directing in 1948, the native Californian concentrated entirely on film directing in the early 1950s, but had to be content with producing (directing or producing) B cinema productions and commissions for television series throughout his career .

Claxton was considered an assembly line worker, and the western genre was his preferred field of work from the start. Some of his productions have become very popular, including the western series Yancy Derringer , High Chaparral , Bonanza , The Cowboys, and Our Little Farm . Claxton also directed several episodes of the dance series Fame - The Path to Fame and two episodes of An Angel on Earth with Bonanza - and Farm star Michael Landon . With the single production Bonanza - Die next Generation ( Bonanza: The Next Generation ) William F. Claxton ended his career in 1987.

Filmography

As an editor

• 1940: In the Valley of Terror (Kit Carson)
• 1941: Cheers for Miss Bishop
• 1941: International Lady
• 1941: Blood revenge (The Corsican Brothers)
• 1942: Friendly Enemies
• 1943: Let's Have Fun
• 1943: Saddle and Sagebrush
• 1946: Rendezvous 24
• 1946: Strange Journey
• 1946: Dangerous Millions
• 1947: Jewels of Brandenburg
• 1947: The Crimson Key
• 1948: Fighting Back
• 1948: Night Wind
• 1949: Miss Mink of 1949
• 1950: The Golden Gloves Story
• 1951: Home Town Story
• 1951: All That I Have

As a director, unless otherwise stated

• 1948: Half Past Midnight
• 1949: Tucson
• 1951: All That I Have
• 1954: Fangs of the Wild
• 1954–55: The Whistler (TV series)
• 1956: In the land of Zorros (Stagecoach to Fury)
• 1956: The Quiet Gun
• 1957: Young and Dangerous (also production)
• 1957: Rockabilly Baby (also production)
• 1958: Teenage Challenge (short film)
• 1958–59: Yancy Derringer (TV series)
• 1959: Law of the Plainsman
• 1960: lust in the dust ( Desire in the Dust , and production)
• 1961: Wells Fargo (TV series)
• 1960–62: West of Santa Fe ( The Rifleman , TV series)
• 1960–62: Incredible Stories ( Twilight Zone , TV series)
• 1963: The Law of the Lawless
• 1963: Stage to Thunder Rock
• 1964: A Letter to Nancy
• 1967–69: High Chaparral (TV series, also production)
• 1962–73: Bonanza (TV series)
• 1972: Rabbits (Night of the Lepus)
• 1974: The Cowboys ( The Cowboys , TV series)
• 1975: Bumpers Revier ( The Blue Knight , TV series)
• 1974–81: Our little farm ( Little House on the Prairie , also production)
• 1981–82: Father Murphy (TV series)
• 1983–84: Fame - The Road to Fame ( Fame , TV series)
• 1985: An Angel on Earth ( Highway to Heaven , TV series, two episodes)
• 1985: The Canterville Ghost
• 1988: Bonanza : The Next Generation (also co-production manager)

Web links

• Claxton short biography on allovie.com
• Claxton short biography at littlehouse.wikia.com
• William F. Claxton in the Internet Movie Database (English)