William C. McGann

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Role

Director

Date of birth

04/14/1893

Date of death

11/15/1977

Place of birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

William C. McGann

Biography

William C. McGann was an American director of second features. He began his film career as assistant cameraman and graduated to cinematographer for Douglas Fairbanks in the late 1910s. He had a long tenure as director with the Warner Bros. "B" unit, 1930-39. Afterwards, he had brief spells with Paramount and RKO. Well-regarded as a second-unit director, his features as director were mostly routine.

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