Roland West

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film director film producer human screenwriter

Roland West was an American film director of the silent and early sound era, best known for his atmospheric crime dramas and for his association with the 1932 murder scandal involving actress Thelma Todd.

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Roland West canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
associatedWithEvent death of Thelma Todd ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1885-02-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1952-03-31 ⓘ
directed Alibi (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corsair (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bat (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bat Whispers NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Dove (1927 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Monster (1925 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
hasFamilyName West NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGivenName Roland NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced later film noir visual style ⓘ
knownFor association with the Thelma Todd death case ⓘ
atmospheric crime dramas ⓘ
innovative use of sound in early talkies ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor (via film Alibi) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableWork Alibi (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corsair (1931 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bat (1926 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Bat Whispers NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Dove (1927 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Monster (1925 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
partner Thelma Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Della M. West NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedIn early sound film era ⓘ
silent film era ⓘ
yearsActive 1910s ⓘ
1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ

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The Dove (1927 film) → director → Roland West ⓘ
The Dove (1927 film) → screenplayBy → Roland West ⓘ
Lola Lane → spouse → Roland West ⓘ
Wayne Hays in True Detective (season 3) → worksWith → Roland West ⓘ
subject surface form: Wayne Hays
Wayne Hays in True Detective (season 3) → friendOf → Roland West ⓘ
subject surface form: Wayne Hays