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Roy Rowland
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Director Born: December 31, 1910 Death: June 29, 1995 Biography:After studying law at U.S.C., "Roy Rowland" came to Hollywood, where he secured a job as a script clerk at MGM. While still in his early twenties, Rowland joined the directorial staff of the MGM's short subjects unit. He turned out entries in such one- and two-reel series as The Pete Smith Specialties and Crime Does Not Pay, and also worked harmoniously with humorist "Robert Benchley", directing virtually all of Benchley's short comedies for MGM. Promoted to feature films in 1943, Rowland helmed such worthwhile endeavors as "Lost Angel" (1944) and "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" (1945). His most celebrated effort of the 1950s (though decidedly not the most profitable) was the elaborate "Dr. Seuss"-scripted musical fantasy "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" (Columbia, 1953). During the 1960s, Rowland directed the British Mickey Spillane adaptation "The Girl Hunters" (1964), then produced and directed a... Full Biography
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