Lester Vail(1899-1959)

Director
Actor
Producer

Lester Vail was born on 29 June 1899 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Beau Ideal (1930), Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) and It's a Wise Child (1931). He was married to Elizabeth (Bruce) Pratt. He died on 28 November 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Beau Ideal

4.9

Otis Madison

1930

Dance, Fools, Dance

6.3

1931

It's a Wise Child

8.5

Roger Baldwin

1931

The Aldrich Family

7.5

TV Series

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Director

How to Marry a Millionaire
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1957–1958
Meet Millie
8.2
TV Series
- Director
- 1952–1956
Colonel Humphrey Flack
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1953
The Aldrich Family
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1949

Actor

The Donna Reed Show
7.4
TV Series
- Matthew Sarples
- 1960
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
7.6
TV Series
- Milligan
- 1960
Father Knows Best
7.4
TV Series
- Mr. Thorne
- 1959
Perry Mason
8.3
TV Series
- Tony Raeburn
- 1959
Big Town
5.3
- James Wyley
- 1932
Consolation Marriage
6.0
- Aubrey
- 1931
The Woman Between
5.4
- Victor Whitcomb
- 1931
Murder by the Clock
6.0
- Thomas Hollander
- 1931
I Take This Woman
6.0
- Herbert Forrest
- 1931
It's a Wise Child
8.5
- Roger Baldwin
- 1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
6.3
- Bob
- 1931
Beau Ideal
4.9
- Otis Madison
- 1930
The Knife
Short
- 1929

Producer

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Born
- June 29, 1899
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Died
- November 28, 1959
- Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonitis)
Spouse
- Elizabeth (Bruce) PrattNovember 1, 1929 - November 28, 1959 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Stage Play: Caught. Drama. Written by Kate McLaurin. Directed by Gustav Blum. 39th Street Theatre: 5 Oct 1925- Nov 1925 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Lillian Booth, Fairfax Burgher, Eve Cassanova, Boyd Clarke, Robert Harrison, Gladys Hurlbut, Antoinette Perry, Edwin E. Vickery, Lester Vail (as "Pendleton Brown"). Produced by Gustav Blum.
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