William Fairchild

British writer/director William Fairchild occasionally billed himself as W. E. C. Fairchild, most notably for one of his best screenwriting efforts, Morning Departure (1950). Fairchild's directorial credits include John and Julie (1954), a diverting children's film built around the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, and The Silent Enemy (1956), an excellent war film. In 1961, he helmed Walt Disney's TV anthology The Horsemasters, which, before its theatrical release, ran as a 2-parter on Disney's Wonderful World of Color. Throughout his film career, William Fairchild kept busy as a playwright; one of his theatrical pieces, Some Other Love, was refashioned for the screen as the 1965 Doris Day vehicle Do Not Disturb.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide