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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
Directed a production of "Dracula".
Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies
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4 Print Biographies
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12 Articles
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3 Pictorials
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Alternate Names:
Billy Castle | Bill Castle | William C. Castle | Castle
Spouse:
Ellen
(his death)
(2 children)
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Personal Quote:
We all have a common interest: bigger and more horrible monsters--and I'm just the monster to bring them to you.
Trivia:
He emulated
Alfred Hitchcock. This included the practice of appearing in the trailers, and even making cameo appearances in his films. He went so far as to create a trademark silhouette that showed him in a director's chair and in profile with a cigar. Hitchcock noticed the big grosses for Castle's low-budget
House on Haunted Hill (1959), which led him to return the "favor" by taking a page from ...
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Trademark:
Famous (infamous?) for gimmick-laden films, often with over-hyped effects, such as in
The Tingler (1959) (a vibrating device attached to theater seats).
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