William Castle

William Castle (April 24, 1914?May 31, 1977) born William Schloss, was an American film director, producer, and actor.

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April 24 - 1914 - May 31 - 1977 - American - Film director - Producer - Actor

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Born in New York City, he spent most of his teenage years working on Broadway in a number of jobs ranging from set building to acting. This put him in a good stead to become a director, and he left for Hollywood at the age of 23, going on to direct his first film 6 years later.

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New York City - Broadway - Hollywood

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Castle was famous for directing films with many gimmicks, which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. An example of one of the gimmicks are 3-D glasses that were issued to viewers of 13 Ghosts. Recently, two of his films have been remade, House on Haunted Hill in 1999, and Thir13en Ghosts in 2001.

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Gimmick - B-movie - 13 Ghosts - House on Haunted Hill - 1999 - Thir13en Ghosts - 2001

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He also produced, and had a brief non-speaking role in, Roman Polanski's film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

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Roman Polanski - Rosemary's Baby

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After a long career William Castle died in Los Angeles, California, after suffering a heart attack. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.

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Los Angeles - California - Heart attack - Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery - Glendale, California

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