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William Christy Cabanne
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Director, Screenwriter Born: April 16, 1888 in St. Louis, MO Death: October 15, 1950 in Philadelphia, PA Biography:William "Christy Cabanne" (usually billed minus the "William") was an American film director of considerable longevity but little distinction. He started as jack-of-all-trades in several New York studios, making his screen acting debut in "Cord of Life" (1909). Under the supervision of "D. W. Griffith", Cabanne began directing films for Triangle Studios, chalking up such credits as "Enoch Arden" (1915) and "Douglas Fairbanks"' first feature "The Lamb" (1915). Cabanne became one of Fairbanks' favorite directors, for much the same reason that he flourished in the 1920s: Cabanne was efficient, organized, and he didn't get in the star's way with any attention-getting artistry of his own. In one of his few associations with a "blockbuster," Cabanne was a casting director and production assistant for MGM's "Ben-Hur" (1926). He had no trouble adjusting to sound, churning out programmers like "Graft" (1931),... Full Biography
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