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Fred F. Sears (1913 - 1957) was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1913. He possessed a strong director's eye and, as a result, found a career in this vein. Read the full biography

Fred F. Sears (1913 - 1957) was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1913. He possessed a strong director's eye and, as a result, found a career in this vein. Sears' career in acting began with his roles in various films such as the western "West of Dodge City" (1947) with Charles Starrett, the western "Law of the Canyon" (1947) with Charles Starrett, and George Mystery Brent "The Corpse Came COD." (1947). He also appeared in the Rita Hayworth musical "Down to Earth" (1947), "Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture" (1948) and the adventure "The Gallant Blade" (1948) with Larry Parks. In the 1940s and 1950s, Sears devoted his time to various credits, such as "The Blazing Trail" (1949), "The Lone Wolf and His Lady" (1949) and "Blackhawk" (1952). He also worked on "The Kid From Broken Gun" with Charles Starrett (1952). In the second half of his career, Sears directed the Bill Haley and The Comets musical "Rock Around the Clock" (1956), "The Werewolf" (1956) with Steven Ritch and the science fiction film "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers ". (1956) with Hugh Marlowe. He also appeared in Jeff Morrow's horror film "The Giant Claw" (1957) and "Crash Landing" (1958). Sears was recently credited in "Earth Girls Are Easy" (1989) with Geena Davis. Sears died in 1957 at the age of 45.