Willis Goldbeck
From a 1925 magazine
Born	(1898-10-24)October 24, 1898 New York City, New York, USA
Died	September 17, 1979(1979-09-17) (aged 80) Sag Harbor, New York, USA
Occupations	Screenwriter film director film producer journalist
Years active	1923–62

Willis Goldbeck (October 24, 1898 – September 17, 1979) was an Americanscreenwriter,film director andproducer.^[1] He wrote for 40 films between 1923 and 1962. He also directed ten films between 1942 and 1951. Willis graduated fromWorcester Academy.

Willis Goldbeck was born inNew York City. A former journalist, Goldbeck entered films as a screenwriter in the early 1920s. He wrote most of the "Dr. Kildare" series for MGM, starting with the first one,Young Dr. Kildare (1938), and directed several of them. Although he directed several more films after that—including one ofBurt Lancaster's early swashbucklers,Ten Tall Men (1951)—he mainly concentrated on screenwriting, and in the mid-1950s turned to producing. He retired from films in 1962. He died September 17, 1979, inSag Harbor, New York, a month before his 81st birthday.

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