Question: Which film has the director who died later, The WAC from Walla Walla or The Hostage Tower?

It is based on a book of the same name by John Denis, based on an idea by Alistair MacLean. The book was written deliberately for television adaptation. The Hostage Tower is a 1980 American spy and thriller telemovie starring Peter Fonda and Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and directed by Claudio Guzmán, well known for his work in sitcoms. It is the first in the series of UNACO books. <SEP> William Nuelsen Witney( May 15, 1915 – March 17, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as" Daredevils of the Red CircleZorro's Fighting Legion" and" Drums of Fu Manchu". <SEP> Ahmad Shirzad was a member of 6th Iran Parliament( Consultative Assembly of Iran). Ahmad Shirzad was among the hostage takers that took US diplomats hostage. The hostage taking was a well coordinated activity between Islamists and leftist activities, including Habibollah Peyman. Many of the hostage takers later on were shunned by Ali Khamenei and his followers. Once they were removed from the power, they tried to assume a new political identity by calling themselves reformists. He teaches physics in Isfahan University of Technology. <SEP> Montgomery( Monty) Buell is the former chair of the Department of History and Philosophy at Walla Walla University in College Place, Washington, as well as current Professor of History. A 1990 graduate of what was then Walla Walla College, Buell joined the Walla Walla University faculty in 1996 after completing his masters at Purdue University one year earlier. At Walla Walla University, Buell teaches U.S. History, American Intellectual History, American Economy, and Emergence of Modern America. Walla Walla University presented Buell with the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2008. Monty Buell has given various presentations such as “ A Consuming Faith: The Economic Consequences of Cultural Values, ” which was presented at Walla Walla University and “ A Woman ’s Place is Sliming Fish: Work Cultures in Alaska ’s Commercial Fisheries, ” given at a Pacific Northwest History conference in Portland, Oregon. Buell is a member of the steering committee for “ Global Change, Local Challenge: A Community Conference on How We Can Prepare for the Local Impacts of Global Warming and Declining Oil Production. ” He also wrote" Status of Pacific Salmon and Their Role in North Pacific Ecosystems," a publication of the U.S. Delegation to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission of which Buell is also a member. <SEP> The WAC from Walla Walla is a 1952 American comedy film directed by William Witney and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars Judy Canova, Stephen Dunne, George Cleveland, June Vincent, Irene Ryan and Roy Barcroft. The film was released on October 10, 1952, by Republic Pictures. <SEP> He is perhaps best known for his work as director and producer of the television series "I Dream of Jeannie". Guzmán was nominated for an Emmy Award for his art direction on the 1953-54 series "Where's Raymond?The Ray Bolger Show"). He was also an art director at Desilu, on television shows such as "Make Room for DaddyThe Real McCoys", and "The Lucy Show". Claudio Guzmán (August 2, 1927 in Chillán, Chile – July 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California) was a Chilean-American television director, producer, art director, and production designer. In addition to "I Dream of Jeannie", Guzmán directed such programs as "The Dick Van Dyke ShowThe Patty Duke ShowThe FugitiveThe Flying NunThe Partridge Family", and "Harper Valley PTA". He was also an executive producer on the series "Villa Alegre", for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. He was married in 1964 to Anna Maria Alberghetti with whom he had two daughters. His second daughter is Pilar Guzmán (born 1970), a food critic & lifestyle & home/garden columnist for the New York Times. Pilar graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in English & Italian. Guzman and Alberghetti were divorced in 1974. In 1981 he married Martha J. McAuliffe; they remained married until his passing.