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Born December 25, 1905 • England
Died May 3, 2000 (aged 94) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works “A Bullet for Joey” • “Another Time, Another Place” • “Appointment with Danger” • “Chicago Deadline” • “Decision at Midnight” • “Desert Fury” • “Illegal” • “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay” • “Sealed Verdict” • “So Evil My Love” • “Suddenly” • “The Imperfect Lady” • “The Perfect Marriage” • “The Uninvited” • “The Unseen” • “Those Endearing Young Charms” • “Whirlpool”
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Robert Altman
American director
Joseph H. Lewis
American director
Little House on the Prairie
Michael Landon
American actor, director, and producer
Roy Ward Baker
British director
Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Emerald Fennell
Emerald Fennell
British actress and director
Mary Poppins
Robert Stevenson
American director
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry
British actor, writer, and director
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
Ida Lupino and Humphrey Bogart in High Sierra
Ida Lupino
American actress, director, and screenwriter
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
John Boorman
John Boorman
British director
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry
English film and theater director
Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh
British actor, director, and writer
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
British director and producer
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
British actor and director
Ken Loach
British director
Terry Gilliam
American director
Dev Patel
Dev Patel
British actor