William Alland
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| Born | March 4, 1916 Delmar, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | November 11, 1997 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, writer, actor |
| Notable work | Look in Any Window |
William Alland (March 4, 1916 – November 11, 1997)[
Biography
Alland was born in Delmar, Delaware.[1]
Alland entered films as an actor, perhaps best remembered as the reporter Jerry Thompson, who investigates the life of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane in Orson Welles's Citizen Kane (1941).[1] He also directed the film Look in Any Window.
In his early 20s, Alland arrived in
Alland's role as reporter Jerry Thompson in
In 1953, Alland appeared before a meeting of the House Un-American Activities Committee in Los Angeles, acknowledging that he had been a member of the Communist Party and naming other people who were involved with the party. The meeting was held behind closed doors, but Alland talked with reporters after his appearance. He said that he was a party member from 1946 to 1949.[3] Alland was a decorated combat pilot in the Air Force, flying 56 missions in the Pacific.[4]
On radio, Alland wrote for Doorway to Life[5] and acted on The Mercury Theatre on the Air.[5]: 448
He died of complications of heart disease.[6]
Filmography
- The Green Goddess (1939) – (uncredited); short film by Orson Welles
- Citizen Kane (1941) – Jerry Thompson (credited); Voice of "News on the March" Newsreel Announcer (uncredited)
- Tom Dick and Harry (1941) – voice of Newsreel Announcer (uncredited)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) – Guide (uncredited, scenes deleted)
- The Falcon Takes Over (1942) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Riff-Raff(1947) – Trumpy, Man in Cell (uncredited)
- The Lady from Shanghai (1947) – Reporter (uncredited)
- Macbeth (1948) – Second Murderer
- Love Happy (1949) – one of several Story Contributors (uncredited)
- Cave of Outlaws (1951) – Associate Producer
- The Black Castle (1952) – Producer
- The Raiders (1952) – Producer
- The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952) – Associate Producer
- Flesh and Fury (1952) – Original Story
- The Stand at Apache River (1953) – Producer
- It Came from Outer Space (1953) – Producer
- The Lawless Breed (1953) – Producer
- The Stand at Apache River (1953) – Producer
- The Lawless Breed (1953) – Original Story
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) – Producer, Story Idea (uncredited)
- Johnny Dark(1954) – Producer
- Four Guns to the Border (1954) – Producer
- Dawn at Socorro (1954) – Producer
- This Island Earth (1955) – Producer
- Revenge of the Creature (1955) – Producer, Original Story
- Tarantula (1955) – Producer
- Chief Crazy Horse(1955) – Producer
- The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) – Producer
- The Mole People (1956) – Producer
- The Deadly Mantis (1957) – Producer; Original story
- The Land Unknown (1957) – Producer
- Gun for a Coward (1957) – Producer
- The Colossus of New York (1958) – Producer
- The Space Children (1958) – Producer
- The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958) – Producer
- Raw Wind in Eden (1958) – Producer
- As Young as We Are (1958) – Producer; Original Story
- The Party Crashers (1958) – Producer; Original Story
- Look in Any Window (1961) – Director
- The Lively Set (1964) – Producer
- The Rare Breed (1966) – Producer
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Variety, November 13, 1997".
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ^ "William Alland; Movie Producer, Actor". Los Angeles Times. November 13, 1997.
External links
- William Alland at IMDb
- William Alland at the Internet Broadway Database
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