Carl Dudley


Carl Ward Dudley was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues.

Biography

Early life

Carl Ward Dudley was born on December 31, 1910 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Career

He became a film director and producer. Indeed, in 1944, he founded the Dudley Pictures Corporation, a film production company.
In the 1950s, he produced thirty documentary shorts in the This World of Ours series. In 1958, he directed and produced the Cinerama feature South Seas Adventure.

Personal life

He married Eleanor Murphy, the sister of screenwriter Richard Murphy. One of their daughters, Carol Ward Dudley, married producer Gabriel Katzka.

Death

He died on September 2, 1973 in Hong Kong.

Filmography

As a director