Walter Lang

Walter Lang
Born	(1896-08-10)August 10, 1896 Memphis, Tennessee, US
Died	February 7, 1972(1972-02-07) (aged 75) Palm Springs, California, US
Resting place	Inglewood Park Cemetery
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1925–1961
Spouse	Madalynne Field (m. 1937–1972; his death)

Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director.^[1]

Early life

Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a

of Paris, France. Things did not work out as Lang hoped and he eventually returned home and to the film business.

Career

In 1925, Walter Lang directed his first

servicemen around the world in the last months of the war.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Walter Lang has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6520 Hollywood Blvd.^[3]

Personal life

Lang was married to Madalynne Field (1907–1974) from 1937 until his death. Field, a former actress, had met and befriended Carole Lombard when they were employed as Sennett Bathing Beauties in the late 1920s. Field's film career ended with the demise of Sennett's studio. However, she maintained her friendship with Lombard, and acted as Lombard's secretary until her marriage. She met Lang when he directed Lombard in Love Before Breakfast (1936). Lang was buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California.

Filmography

References

External links

• Walter Lang at
  IMDb