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William F. Claxton started out as a film editor with Edward Small Productions in 1940. Claxton's first directorial effort was 1951's All That I Can Have. He spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century-Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary, turning out such worthwhile medium-budget efforts as God is My Partner (1956) and Desire in the Dust (1960); occasionally, as in the cast of Rockabilly Baby (1957), he produced as well as directed. Though his film credits are extensive, he is best known for his TV work, beginning with his producer/director stint on the religious anthology This is the Life (1951-1980). A favorite of the late Michael Landon, Claxton directed Landon in such weekly TVers as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. William F. Claxton also directed the feature-lengt

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  • William F. Claxton started out as a film editor with Edward Small Productions in 1940. Claxton's first directorial effort was 1951's All That I Can Have. He spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century-Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary, turning out such worthwhile medium-budget efforts as God is My Partner (1956) and Desire in the Dust (1960); occasionally, as in the cast of Rockabilly Baby (1957), he produced as well as directed. Though his film credits are extensive, he is best known for his TV work, beginning with his producer/director stint on the religious anthology This is the Life (1951-1980). A favorite of the late Michael Landon, Claxton directed Landon in such weekly TVers as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. William F. Claxton also directed the feature-lengt
  • William F. Claxton (born October 22, 1914 - died February 11, 1996) was a California born director who directed many of Little House on the Prairie. He started out as a film editor with Edward Small Productions in 1940. Claxton's first directorial work was "All That I Can Have" (1951), he spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century-Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary. Though Mr. Claxton's film film credits are extensive, he is best remembered for his work on television.
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  • Written by Alex Sharp
  • Written by David Dortort
  • Written by John Hawkins
  • Written by Ward Hawkins
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  • 1967(xsd:integer)
  • 1972(xsd:integer)
  • 1973(xsd:integer)
  • 1988(xsd:integer)
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  • William F. Claxton (born October 22, 1914 - died February 11, 1996) was a California born director who directed many of Little House on the Prairie. He started out as a film editor with Edward Small Productions in 1940. Claxton's first directorial work was "All That I Can Have" (1951), he spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century-Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary. Though Mr. Claxton's film film credits are extensive, he is best remembered for his work on television. His television work began with a stint on the religious series "This is the Life", which was a favorite of Michael Landons, Claxton also directed much of Landon's work such as Bonanza and Highway to Heaven. Additionally, he worked on Bonanza: The Next Generation that aired in 1988.
  • William F. Claxton started out as a film editor with Edward Small Productions in 1940. Claxton's first directorial effort was 1951's All That I Can Have. He spent much of the 1950s with 20th Century-Fox's Regal Pictures subsidiary, turning out such worthwhile medium-budget efforts as God is My Partner (1956) and Desire in the Dust (1960); occasionally, as in the cast of Rockabilly Baby (1957), he produced as well as directed. Though his film credits are extensive, he is best known for his TV work, beginning with his producer/director stint on the religious anthology This is the Life (1951-1980). A favorite of the late Michael Landon, Claxton directed Landon in such weekly TVers as Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven. William F. Claxton also directed the feature-length series pilot Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988).
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