A graduate of the Harvard School of Business, Walter Doniger started as a scriptwriter in the early 1940s with...
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🎂 Walter Doniger - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Walter Doniger die, Walter Doniger was 94 years old.

Popular As	Walter Doniger
Occupation	Director
Age	94 years old
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Born	July 1, 1917 (New York City, New York, USA)
Birthday	July 1
Town/City	New York City, New York, USA
Nationality	USA

🌙 Zodiac

Walter Doniger’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Walter Doniger was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.

A graduate of the Harvard School of Business, Walter Doniger started as a scriptwriter in the early 1940s with Universal. During the war years he collaborated on training films for the US Army. He maintained an interest in military matters that was reflected in much of his later work, both for television and for the big screen.

The script for one of his last projects, "The Last Days of Saigon", written between 1980 and 1981, remained uncompleted and is held (still under classification) at the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming.

From the late 1940's, Doniger began to specialize (first as writer, and, from 1954, as director and occasional producer) in masculine subjects, from tough prison dramas (Duffy of San Quentin (1954) and The Steel Cage (1954)) to war pictures (Cease Fire! (1953)), from films noir (Rope of Sand (1949)) to contact sports (Safe at Home! (1962) [baseball], Mad Bull (1977) [wrestling]).

In 1957, Doniger established a small production company, Bettina Productions Ltd. By this time he had gravitated towards working primarily for episodic television, particularly as a director of westerns (Cheyenne (1955), Maverick (1957)) and crime series (Michael Shayne (1960), Ellery Queen (1975)).

He was a noted exponent of the long take, frequent close-ups, the tracking shot and deep-focus composition. He was also an early advocate for the use of videotape.During the 1960s Doniger helmed 64 episodes of the popular soap opera Peyton Place (1964).

He did some interesting experimental work with unbroken long takes, in one instance involving the entire cast by shooting the scene from a fixed, crane-mounted camera above. As the crane descended, the cinematographer then dismounted the camera and followed a principal performer on foot, thus completing the take.

After leaving "Peyton Place", Doniger worked for a while at Universal but eventually returned to action subjects, where he was most at home. He directed several excellent episodes of the popular police series McCloud (1970), starring Dennis Weaver.

Doniger's style of directing was known to be somewhat abrasive. On occasion, this brought him into conflict with producers and stars, possibly precipitating his retirement from film work in 1991. He donated his personal archives of screen memorabilia to the Cinematic Arts Library of the University of Southern California.