Dwight Hauser
Encyclopedia
Dwight Arthur Hauser was an American
film
screenwriter
, actor
and film producer
, also the father of actor Wings Hauser
and actor Erich Hauser.
. He began his career
at the Pasadena Playhouse
with his closest friends, - including George Reeves
(Superman
(1952)), Robert Preston
(The Music Man
(1962)) and Dana Andrews
, among other golden-era legends. He married Geraldine T. Hauser, who was dubbed the matron saint of Lake Sherwood
's Teen Canteen. Dwight Hauser was the father of actor Wings Hauser
, Marcia (Mar-si-a), Helena and Eric Hauser, and grandfather of actor Cole Hauser
. He was the father-in-law of Cali Hauser.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, also the father of actor Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser is an American actor, director and film writer.-Life and career:Hauser was born Gerald Dwight Hauser in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine and Academy Award-winning director and producer Dwight Hauser...
and actor Erich Hauser.
Life and career
Academy Award-winner Hauser was born in IdahoIdaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. He began his career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
at the Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engagements each year.-History:...
with his closest friends, - including George Reeves
George Reeves
George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman....
(Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
(1952)), Robert Preston
Robert Preston (actor)
-Early life:Preston was born Robert Preston Meservey in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth L. and Frank Wesley Meservey, a garment worker and billing clerk for American Express. After attending Abraham Lincoln High School in Los Angeles, California, he studied acting at the Pasadena Community...
(The Music Man
The Music Man
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
(1962)) and Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews was an American film actor. He was one of Hollywood's major stars of the 1940s, and continued acting, though generally in less prestigious roles, into the 1980s.-Early life:...
, among other golden-era legends. He married Geraldine T. Hauser, who was dubbed the matron saint of Lake Sherwood
Lake Sherwood
Lake Sherwood may refer to some places in the United States:United States*Lake Sherwood, California, a gated community*Lake Sherwood, Wisconsin, a CDP*Lake Sherwood , a lake*Lake Sherwood , a lake in the Monongahela National Forest...
's Teen Canteen. Dwight Hauser was the father of actor Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser is an American actor, director and film writer.-Life and career:Hauser was born Gerald Dwight Hauser in Hollywood, California, the son of Geraldine and Academy Award-winning director and producer Dwight Hauser...
, Marcia (Mar-si-a), Helena and Eric Hauser, and grandfather of actor Cole Hauser
Cole Hauser
Cole Kenneth Hauser is an American film and television actor.-Family background:Hauser was born in Santa Barbara, California, son of Cass Warner, who founded the film production company Warner Sisters, and actor Wings Hauser. His paternal grandfather was Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dwight...
. He was the father-in-law of Cali Hauser.
Writer
- Disneyland (1961–1964) (TV series) (3 episodes)
- Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the North is a 1961 Walt Disney film directed by Jack Couffer and Don Haldane.This story, based on the novel "Nomads of the North" by James Oliver Curwood, is about the adventures of a malamute dog named Nikki. Nikki and his kind master, Andre Dupas, are traveling via canoe...
: Part 1 (1964) TV Episode (writer) - Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the North is a 1961 Walt Disney film directed by Jack Couffer and Don Haldane.This story, based on the novel "Nomads of the North" by James Oliver Curwood, is about the adventures of a malamute dog named Nikki. Nikki and his kind master, Andre Dupas, are traveling via canoe...
: Part 2 (1964) TV Episode (writer) - A Fire Called Jeremiah (1961) TV Episode
- Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
- The Legend of LoboThe Legend of LoboThe Legend of Lobo is a 1962 American film that follows the life and adventures of Lobo, a wolf born and raised in southwestern North America. Neither time period nor precise location are specified in the film, in part because the story is told as much from a wolf's point of view as from a human's...
(1962) - People and Places (1962) (TV series) (unknown episodes)
- Nikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the NorthNikki, Wild Dog of the North is a 1961 Walt Disney film directed by Jack Couffer and Don Haldane.This story, based on the novel "Nomads of the North" by James Oliver Curwood, is about the adventures of a malamute dog named Nikki. Nikki and his kind master, Andre Dupas, are traveling via canoe...
(1961) - Nature's Strangest Creatures (1959) (narrative)
- Ama GirlsAma GirlsAma Girls is a 1958 American short documentary film produced by Ben Sharpsteen. It won an Academy Award at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959 for Documentary Short Subject. It is also known as Japan Harvests the Sea....
(1958) - Lapland (1957)
- Portugal (1957/I)