William Beaudine

From Wikipedia<br /> <br /> William Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an<br /> <br /> American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific<br /> <br /> directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of<br /> <br /> genres.<br /> <br /> In 1915 he was hired as an actor and director by the Kalem<br /> <br /> Company. He was an assistant to director D.W. Griffith on The Birth of a Nation<br /> <br /> and Intolerance. By the time he was 23 Beaudine had directed his first picture,<br /> <br /> a short called Almost a King (1915). He woul...