[2] He is best known for such films and television series as The Virginian, Journey to Shiloh, SOS Titanic, The Murder of Mary Phagan and The Streets of San Francisco.
It was during those night shifts that Hale had the opportunity to watch movies being broadcast by the station and resolved to become a film director.
[1] Hale subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he graduated from the USC Film School.
[1] His senior year student film, The Towers[4] caught the eye of established Hollywood director George Stevens who hired Hale as Second Unit Director on Stevens' feature film The Greatest Story Ever Told.
[2] William (Billy) Hale died June 10, 2020, at the age of 88, in Woodland Hills, California.