John Rawlins
DirectingAlso in Acting, Writing, Production, and Editing
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Born June 9, 1902·Died May 20, 1997 (at 94)·Long Beach, California, USA·Male
Biography
Director John Rawlins started in films in 1918 as an actor, stunt man, gag writer and assistant director. For a while he sidelined as a comedy writer, then became an editor and later directed second features for First National in Britain from the early 1930s. Returning to the US, he joined Universal (1938-46), where he turned out "B" pictures and serials, including installments of the "Dick Tracy" and "Sherlock Holmes" series.
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He had similar assignments at RKO (1947-48) and United Artists (1951-53), before branching out into television dramas.
