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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Walters (November 11, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies in from the 1940s to the 1960s. He was born in Pasadena, California, and educated at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is notable for directing Esther Williams' musicals involving underwater swimming and diving sequences, such as Dangerous When Wet, as well as several musicals starring Leslie Caron, such as Gigi (for which he is uncredited) and Lili. He has also directed musical remakes, including High Society, a remake of The Philadelphia Story (1940), and Bundle of Joy, a remake of Bachelor Mother (1939). Walters also directed the last pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Barkleys of Broadway, as well as Cary Grant in the actor's last film Walk, Don't Run. Walters...
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Here's LucySeries • 1968
Prime Suspect 1973Series • 2017
High SocietyMovie • 1956
Meet Me in St. LouisMovie • 1944
Easter ParadeMovie • 1948
Summer StockMovie • 1950
LiliMovie • 1953
The Unsinkable Molly BrownMovie • 1964
The Barkleys of BroadwayMovie • 1949
Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMovie • 1960
That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976
The Tender TrapMovie • 1955
Walk Don't RunMovie • 1966
Dangerous When WetMovie • 1953
Torch SongMovie • 1953
CimarronMovie • 1960
Billy Rose's JumboMovie • 1962
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodMovie • 1945
The Glass SlipperMovie • 1955
Good NewsMovie • 1947
Girl CrazyMovie • 1943
Three Guys Named MikeMovie • 1951