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William Berke
director, producer, writer
- Born:
- 1903-10-03, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Died:
- 1958-02-15, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- director, producer, writer
Biography
American director of 1940s and '50s second features, mainly westerns (often starring Charles Starrett) and crime and jungle dramas for Republic, Columbia and Pine-Thomas Productions. A graduate of Los Angeles Polytechnic High School, Berke worked his way up the ladder from office boy to assistant camera operator to cameraman and, finally, to director/producer. He spent his final years working in episodic television.
