William Hale

William Hale (July 11, 1931 – June 10, 2020) was an American film and television director. He is best known for such films and television series as The Virginian, Journey to Shiloh, SOS Titanic, The Murder of Mary Phagan and The Streets of San Francisco.

Early years William Hale was born on July 11, 1931, in Rome, Georgia, to Alma and William Hale. Naming the new home "Porches", the Hales renovated the rural home, accessible by way of a wooden bridge, and lands into a retreat for poets, novelists, and writers of every stripe. They housed as many as five guest artists at a time. Workshops were organized for the writers, where they could work directly with publishers and editors, to improve their manuscripts. Grand Central Market (1963) Gunfight in Abilene (1967) How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1967) Journey to Shiloh (1968) Red Alert (1977) S.O.S. Titanic (1979) Murder in Texas (1981) - Made for TV The Demon Murder Case (1983) - Made for TV The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) Liberace (1988) - Made for TV