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Charles Walters

Choreographer, ActorBorn 1911, died 1982On stage 1925 to 193915 productions on this page

Charles Walters
Lubbock Evening Journal

Charles Powell Walters (November 17, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who became best known for his work on MGM musicals. His notable directorial credits included Easter Parade (1948), Lili (1953), High Society (1956), and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). Born in Pasadena, California, Walters grew up in Anaheim. As a young man, he left University of Southern California (USC) to join the touring Fanchon and Marco revue as a chorus boy and specialty dancer. Walters next appeared on Broadway as a dancer in the musical revues New Faces of 1934 and Fools Rush In. He was the dance partner of Betty Grable in the stage musical Du Barry Was a Lady (19…

On stage

15 productions, 14 years
1925
A Tale of the WolfBroadway Empire Theatre. Original. Directed by Frank Reicher
13 performances
1925
The Love SongBroadway Century Theatre. Original. Directed by Fred G. Latham
157 performances
1928
Strange InterludeBroadway John Golden Theatre. Original. Directed by Philip Moeller
426 performances
1931
No More FrontierBroadway Provincetown Playhouse. Original
28 performances
1934
Fools Rush InBroadway Playhouse Theatre. Original. Directed by Edwin Strawbridge
14 performances
1934
New FacesBroadway Fulton Theatre. Original. Directed by Leonard Sillman
149 performances
1934
New Faces of 1934Broadway Fulton Theatre. Original. Directed by Elsie Janis
149 performances
1935
JubileeBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short, Monty Woolley
169 performances
1935
ParadeBroadway Guild Theatre. Original. Directed by Philip Loeb
40 performances
1936
The Show Is OnBroadway Winter Garden. Original. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Edward Clark Lilley
237 performances
1937
Between the DevilBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short
93 performances
1938
I Married an AngelBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Joshua Logan
338 performances
1938
Our TownBroadway Henry Millers Theatre. Original
336 performances
1939
Du Barry Was a LadyBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Edgar MacGregor
408 performances
1939
Dubarry Was a LadyBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Edgar MacGregor
408 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

Also credited on

6 works

Banjo Eyes
Let’s Face It
St. Louis Woman
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Ziegfeld Follies
Company

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