Charles Walters

Charles Walters was born on November 19, 2017 in Pasadena, California, USA, United States, is Film Director, Choreographer. Charles Walters was a Hollywood choreographer and film director. He was known for the comedies and musicals that he worked on since 1940s through the 1960s for ‘Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’ Studios Inc (‘MGM’), the famous American media company. He remained a dancer himself who choreographed several ‘Broadway’ musicals like ‘Let’s Face It!’ and ‘Sing Out the News’ prior to his innings with the ‘MGM’. Some of the notable musical films that saw performers dancing to his choreography included ‘Summer Holiday’, ‘Best Foot Forward’, ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’, ‘Girl Crazy’, ‘Du Barry Was a Lady’. He directed many musicals for ‘MGM’ that achieved both popularity as well as box office success. Some such noted ones are ‘High Society’, ‘Easter Parade’, ‘The Barkleys of Broadway’, ‘Billy Rose’s Jumbo’ and ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown’. Several big stars of ‘MGM’ such as Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and Peter Lawford worked in his musicals like. After showcasing his talent in musicals he moved on to prove his mettle in the genre of comedy and triumphed with films like ‘Don’t Go near the Water’, ‘Ask Any Girl’ and ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ to name a few. His 1953 directed film ‘Lily’ fetched him an ‘Academy Awards’ nomination for Best Director’. ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ has a star on him at 6402 Hollywood Boulevard.
Charles Walters is a member of Film & Theater Personalities