William Sistrom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British film producer
Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1884
Place of Birth: Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 03-Mar-1972
Profession: film producer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William Sistrom
- William "Billy" Sistrom (19 March 1884 – March 1972) was an English film producer.
- He was born in Lincolnshire, England.
- He began work with Universal Pictures.
- Later he joined RKO in 1935, where he worked on the film adaptation of Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York.
- He produced 30 UK and US 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.[1] According to their website William managed Hollywood Center Studios for a time from the 1925.[2] 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 TV 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."[3] 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.
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