Great Directors – Short Bios
Below are a series of short biographies of great directors. These great directors only come around once a generation or so. Great directors such as John Ford (1895-1973), Alfred Hitchcok (1899-1980), and Orson Welles (1915-1985), will be featured.
A 1996 article in EW lists 50 great directors.1 However, this list is sorely lacking in great female directors.
- Director Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding: Actor, Director, Author December 24, 1959 · Los Angeles, California, USA (during heart surgery) Edmund Goulding was born The post Director Edmund Goulding appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director Howard Hawks
Director Howard Hawks Howard Hawks Howard Hawks was a prolific and influential American film director who was active in the The post Director Howard Hawks appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director Samuel Fuller
Director Samuel Fuller a man of many faces After fighting in Europe during World War II, he directed some minor The post Director Samuel Fuller appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director Robert Wise – An Amazing Career
The Life of Robert Wise Robert Wise was born to a working-class family in 1914 in Indiana. While attending Connersville The post Director Robert Wise – An Amazing Career appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Michael Curtiz – Versatile Director
Michael Curtiz was born in Hungarian in 1886 as Mihaly Kertesz. He graduated from the School for Dramatic Arts in The post Michael Curtiz – Versatile Director appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director John Sturges
Sturges always maintained that this was the single proudest moment of his life was when Akira Kurosawa told him that The post Director John Sturges appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director Cecil B. DeMille – From the Beginning
Cecil B. DeMille Director Cecil B. Demille started at the beginning of the American film industry. His great directing and The post Director Cecil B. DeMille – From the Beginning appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director John Ford – Mean as they Come
Director John Ford can be considered to be as mean as they come. John Wayne stated that no horses were The post Director John Ford – Mean as they Come appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
- Director John Huston White Hunter Black Heart
Director John Huston White Hunter Black Heart Director John Huston Actor and director John Huston was born in Missouri in The post Director John Huston White Hunter Black Heart appeared first on ClassicMovieRev.com.
