Charles Walters

Charles Powell Walters was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who became best known for his work on MGM musicals. His notable directorial credits included Easter Parade, Lili, High Society, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Born in Pasadena, California, Walters grew up in Anaheim. As a young man, he left University of Southern California to join the touring Fanchon and Marco revue as a chorus boy and specialty dancer. Walters next appeared on Broadway as a dancer in the musical revues New Faces of 1934 and Fools Rush In. He was the dance partner of Betty Grable in the stage musical Du Barry Was a Lady. He was then hired to choreograph dance numbers for Let's Face It!, starring Danny Kaye, and Banjo Eyes for Eddie Cantor. Walters's first onscreen credit was for RKO's Seven Days' Leave where he served as the dance director. He was later hired as a dance director by Arthur Freed at MGM and began a longtime association with the studio by working on several musicals, including Presenting Lily Mars, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Ziegfeld Follies. In 1947, Walters made his directorial film debut with the musical Good News. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)