William Clemens

William Clemens

:"This article is about the film director. For the baseball pitcher, see William Roger Clemens."

William Clemens (September 10 1905 - April 29 1980) was an American film director, known primarily for low-budget crime dramas.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Clemens began his Hollywood career as a film editor in 1931. His first directing project was "Man Hunt" in 1936. His major credits include "On Dress Parade" with the Dead End Kids, two Perry Mason mysteries ("The Case of the Velvet Claws" and "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop"), three films featuring detective Tom Lawrence, aka "The Falcon," four films based on the Nancy Drew series, and "Calling Philo Vance". Clemens' final project was "The Thirteenth Hour" in 1947.

He died in Los Angeles, California in 1980.

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