George Archainbaud

George Archainbaud
Archainbaud in 1921
Born	(1890-05-07)May 7, 1890 Paris, France
Died	February 20, 1959(1959-02-20) (aged 68) Beverly Hills, California, USA
Occupation(s)	Film and television director
Spouse	Katherine Johnson (1921-1959)

George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French-American film and television director.

Biography

In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and started his film career as an assistant director to

Although Archainbaud directed films of all genres, he is nowadays mainly linked with westerns. In fact, it was not until the last decade of his directorial career until he specialized in them. With the producer Harry Sherman he made several Hopalong Cassidy oaters. Later he was also one of the principal directors of Gene Autry's Flying A Productions, at which he made several episodes for such weekly television series as Buffalo Bill, Jr., Annie Oakley and The Adventures of Champion.

In 1921 he married actress Katherine Johnston (1890 – 1969), whose last film was The Flapper (1920). He died in 1959 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale).^[1]

Partial filmography

References

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