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Bretaigne Windust(1906-1960)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Bretaigne Windust was born on 20 January 1906 in Paris, France. Bretaigne was a director and producer, known for The Enforcer (1951), Startime (1959) and Perfect Strangers (1950). Bretaigne was married to Irene Windust and Lora Baxter. Bretaigne died on 18 March 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJanuary 20, 1906
DiedMarch 18, 1960(54)
BornJanuary 20, 1906
DiedMarch 18, 1960(54)
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Humphrey Bogart and Patricia Joiner in The Enforcer (1951)
The Enforcer
7.2
  • Director
  • 1951
Startime (1959)
Startime
6.4
TV Series
  • Director
Perfect Strangers (1950)
Perfect Strangers
6.1
  • Director
  • 1950
Winter Meeting (1948)
Winter Meeting
6.2
  • Director
  • 1948

Credits

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Director



  • The Jim Backus Show (1960)
    The Jim Backus Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Bachelor Father (1957)
    Bachelor Father
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
    Leave It to Beaver
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
    Markham
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lawford, and Asta in The Thin Man (1957)
    The Thin Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Jim Backus, Claude Rains, Van Johnson, and Lori Nelson in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1957
  • James Mason and Robert Preston in Face to Face (1952)
    Face to Face
    6.1
    • Director (segment "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky")
    • 1952
  • Humphrey Bogart and Patricia Joiner in The Enforcer (1951)
    The Enforcer
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Pretty Baby (1950)
    Pretty Baby
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Perfect Strangers (1950)
    Perfect Strangers
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1950

Producer



  • Startime (1959)
    Startime
    6.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959–1960
  • Dan Duryea in Climax! (1954)
    Climax!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955

Additional Crew



  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    7.1
    TV Series
    • "entire production staged by"
    • production stager
    • 1956
  • Ronald Reagan, Zachary Scott, and Alexis Smith in Stallion Road (1947)
    Stallion Road
    5.9
    • dialogue director
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 20, 1906
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • March 18, 1960
    • New York City, New York, USA(following surgery)
  • Spouses
      Irene Windust1945 - March 18, 1960 (his death, 1 child)
  • Relatives
    • Luna Conrad(Great Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Stage: Assistant Stage Manager (earliest Broadway credit; w/Jerome Mayer) on "Elizabeth the Queen" on Broadway. Historical drama. Written by Maxwell Anderson. Stage Manager: Leonard Loan. Directed by Philip Moeller. Guild Theatre: 3 Nov 1930-Mar 1931 (closing date unknown/147 performances). Cast: Lynn Fontanne (as "Elizabeth"), Alfred Lunt (as "Lord Essex"), Mab Anthony, Curtis Arnall, Royal Beal, Michael Borodin, James A. Boshell, Phoebe Brand, Charles Brokaw (as "A Courier" / "Heming"), Robert Caille, Morris Carnovsky (as "Francis Bacon"), Robert Conness (as "Lord Burghley"), John Ellsworth, Thomas Eyre, George Fleming, Philip Foster, Edla Frankau, Arthur Hughes, Louise Huntington, Whitford Kane (as "Burbage"), Anita Kerry, Perry King, Henry Lase, Barry Macollum, Guy Moore, Edward Oldfield, Stanley Ruth, Vincent Sherman (as "A Herald"), Percy Waram (as "Sir Walter Raleigh"), Nick Wiger, James Wiley, Annabelle Williams. Produced by The Theatre Guild.

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    Highly respected Broadway director, actor producer and stage manager. Active from 1930 up to shortly before his untimely death at 54, his directorial resume includes such huge hits as "State of the Union" (1945) (765 performances) and "Finian's Rainbow" (1947) (725 performances).

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