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Who was William Castle?

William Castle (April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and writer. Castle was known for directing films with many gimmicks which were ambitiously promoted, despite being reasonably low budget B-movies. Castle's official website is www.williamcastle.com.

Castle was born WilliamSchloss in New York City to a Jewish family.

Schlossmeans "castle" in German, and Castleprobablychose to translate his surname into English to make it easier to pronounce.

Biography of William Castle

He spent most of his teenageyearsworking on Broadway in a number of jobs ranging from set building to acting. This stood him in good stead when he became a director, and he left for Hollywood at the age of 23, going on to direct his first film six years later. He also worked an as assistant to directorOrson Welles, doing much of the second unit location work for Welles' noir classic, The Lady from Shanghai, based on a novel If I Die Before I Wake that Castlefound a