Q:Facts: - death place: los alamitos , california - death date: 5 december 1979 - birth date: 26 may 1900 - name: lesley selander - image: lesley selander.jpg - birth place: los angeles , california - occupation: film director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lesley selander .
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lesley selander -lrb- may 26 , 1900 -- december 5 , 1979 -rrb- was an american film director of westerns and science fiction movies .his career as director , spanning 127 feature films and dozens of tv episodes , lasted from 1936 to 1968 .before that , selander was assistant director on films such as '' the cat and the fiddle '' -lrb- 1934 -rrb- , '' a night at the opera '' -lrb- 1935 -rrb- , and fritz lang 's '' fury '' -lrb- 1936 -rrb- .to this day , selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature westerns in cinema history , having taken the helm for 107 westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967 .in 1956 , he was nominated for the directors guild of america award for outstanding directorial achievement in television , for his work directing a 1954 episode of lassie .