William Nicholas Selig
American actor and filmmaker (1864-1948) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84
William Nicholas Selig was a vaudeville performer and pioneer of the American motion picture industry. His stage billing as Colonel Selig would be used for the rest of his career, even as he moved into film production.
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1948Died15 July 19481922
A Dangerous AdventureFilm, Producer1921
KazanFilm, Producer1919
Auction of SoulsFilm, Producer1917
The Heart of Texas RyanFilm, Producer1916
The CrisisFilm, Producer1914
Marian, the Holy TerrorFilm, Producer1913
Alas! Poor Yorick!Film, Producer1912
BounderFilm, Producer1911
BlackbeardFilm, Producer1909
Ben's KidFilm, Producer1908
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Producer1907The Roller Skate CrazeFilm, Producer1898
Something Good - Negro KissFilm, Director1896
The Tramp and the DogFilm, Director1864Born14 March 1864
A Dangerous AdventureFilm, Producer1921KazanFilm, Producer1919Auction of SoulsFilm, Producer1917The Heart of Texas RyanFilm, Producer1916The CrisisFilm, Producer1914Marian, the Holy TerrorFilm, Producer1913Alas! Poor Yorick!Film, Producer1912BounderFilm, Producer1911BlackbeardFilm, Producer1909Ben's KidFilm, Producer1908Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFilm, Producer1907The Roller Skate CrazeFilm, Producer1898Something Good - Negro KissFilm, Director1896The Tramp and the DogFilm, Director1864Born14 March 1864People around William
Close ties
Roscoe Arbuckle William produced Ben's Kid and The Sanitarium
Tom Mix William produced The Cowboy Millionaire (1909)
Charles Clary William produced The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
Harold Lockwood William produced The Bridge of Shadows (1913)
Kathlyn Williams William produced The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
Eugenie Besserer William produced The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
Grace Darmond William produced A Dangerous Adventure (1922)
Marguerite Marsh William produced Slick's Romance (1911)
Edith Johnson William produced Sweet Alyssum (1915)
Margarita Fischer William produced The Merry Wives of Windsor (1910)
Viola Barry William produced A Painter's Idyl (1911)
Herbert Rawlinson William produced The New Superintendent (1911)
Bessie Eyton William produced Shotgun Jones and The Spoilers
Winifred Greenwood William produced The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
Mona Darkfeather William produced A Spanish Wooing (1911)
Sydney Ayres William produced How Algy Captured a Wild Man (1911)
Anna Dodge William produced The Circular Staircase (1915)
Betty Harte William produced Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1908)
Roy Watson William produced The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913)
William Scott William produced The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
Otis B. Thayer William produced A New York Cowboy (1911)
William Duncan William produced Monte Cristo and Love and Law
Iva Shepard William produced The New Superintendent (1911)
William Stowell William produced The Cowboy Millionaire (1909)
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1948 · aged 84
