Lee Sholem
- August 19, 2000
- 87 years
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|Lee Tabor Sholem (May 25, 1913 in Paris, Illinois – August 19, 2000 in Los Angeles, California) was an American television and film director.
Nicknamed ""Roll 'Em" Sholem"[citation needed], he is identified more than anyone else in the industry with speed and efficiency.[citation needed] He directed more than 1300 productions, including both feature films and TV episodes, without ever going over schedule. His achievements over a 40-year career have, as yet, been unsurpassed in Hollywood history.[citation needed]
Sholem's first film was Tarzan's Magic Fountain in 1949 and his last film was Doomsday Machine in 1972.
Filmography
- Catalina Caper
- Doomsday Machine
- Emergency Hospital
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
- Pharaoh's Curse
- The Redhead from Wyoming
- Sierra Stranger
- The Stand at Apache River
- Superman and the Mole Men
- Tarzan and the Slave Girl
- Tarzan's Magic Fountain
- Tobor the Great
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