William Sistrom

William Sistrom
From a 1925 magazine
BornMarch 19, 1884
Lincolnshire, England
DiedMarch 1972
Los Angeles, United States
Occupationfilm producer

William "Billy" Sistrom (19 March 1884 – March 1972) was an English film producer who worked in the United States.

Biography

Sistrom was born in Lincolnshire, England.[1] He began work with Universal Pictures. Later he joined RKO Pictures in 1935,[2] where he worked on the film adaptation of Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York. He produced 30 British and American films between 1930 and 1949.

As well as a producer, William also worked as a studio manager. Actor Lon Chaney, Sr. tells of confronting Universal studio manager William Sistrom in 1918 demanding a payrise and contract. According to Chaney, Sistrom told him that he knew a good actor when he saw one but that, looking directly at Chaney, he saw only a wash-out.[3] According to their website, William managed the Hollywood Center Studios for a time starting in 1925.[4]

Wiliam's first wife Louise Rowan had two American-born sons and three daughters microbiologist William, Hollywood producer Joseph, Suzanne, Rosemary, and Mary Louise.

During World War II, the Sistroms opened their Hollywood home to many American servicemen. One notable Army Air Corps pilot and wannabe actor was Dan David. Dan assumed Mrs. Sistrom's maiden name as a stage name and was known as Dan Rowan. He was member of the comedy team of the 1970s television comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

After Louise's death he married actress Rosalyn Boulter when he was 68 and she was 36. Boulter's daughter Carol Haynes Johnson, who was 8 when they married, described William as "gentle, loving, giving. I always called him 'Daddy.' Daddy came into our lives when I was about 4."[5] After the wedding, William retired, and the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he managed a turkey ranch in Buckeye, about 40 mi (64 km) outside the city.

He died in March 1972 in Los Angeles, United States.

Partial filmography

As producer unless otherwise specified.

References

  1. ^ Jon Tuska (1978). The Detective in Hollywood. Doubleday. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-385-12093-7.
  2. ^ Anthony Slide (2015). A Special Relationship: Britain Comes to Hollywood and Hollywood Comes to Britain. University Press of Mississippi. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-62846-088-9.
  3. ^ Eric B. Olsen. "Lon Chaney: A History of Horror". eric.b.olsen.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2006.
  4. ^ "Hollywood Center Studios history". www.hollywoodcenter.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2005.
  5. ^ "Carol Haynes Johnson biography". www.georgeformby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008.

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