Ken's "Great Directors" Avatar Win-Nothing Contest II

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  1. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Rex Ingram? He co-directed the 1925 Ben-Hur and gave Rudolph Valentino one of his first major roles. When acting, he was usually credited as "Rex Hitchcock" to avoid confusion with the other Rex Ingram.

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    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 9, 2005
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  2. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Ken's got it! Guest AND winner in his own thread! I'll let him decide his own prize.

    I picked Rex because De Mille's The King of Kings has been released on DVD, and in DVD Savant's review of it he makes the Rex/Rex mistake by saying that director Rex Ingram was among the cast--when he means the OTHER rex Ingram.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Feb 9, 2005
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  3. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Please FedEx my no-prize immediately. :)

    Here's another one. Can anyone identify the director in my current Avatar?
     

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  4. guy incognito

    guy incognito Senior Member

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    Hard to tell w/ the cap and shades. Stanley Kramer?
     
    guy incognito, Feb 9, 2005
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  5. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 9, 2005
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  6. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Well, someone's got to take a guess to get to a clue, so I'll say Robert Aldrich even though I know it's wrong.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Feb 10, 2005
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  7. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope. I think I used both Robert Aldrich and Stanley Kramer before, though. Here's a clue: He was born in suburban Chicago.

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    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 10, 2005
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  8. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    John Avildsen?
     
    thegage, Feb 10, 2005
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  9. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    A pre-hippie Peckinpah?

    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Feb 10, 2005
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  10. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope & Nope. Clue #2: He enjoyed much commercial success in the 50s and 60s, but was only nominated for an Oscar once.

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    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 10, 2005
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  11. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Norman Taurog?
     
    thegage, Feb 10, 2005
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  12. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Not Norman Taurog
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 10, 2005
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  13. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    I thought it might be Nicholas Ray, but he was born in Wisconsin, and attended University of Chicago (thank you Google for the info!)

    I guess we can rule out John Hughes and David Mamet too, heh heh.
     
    ZIPGUN99, Feb 10, 2005
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  14. htom

    htom Senior Member

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    John Sturges?
     
    htom, Feb 10, 2005
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  15. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    I considered Sturges, but if it's him, he's kinda long in the tooth by then....

    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Feb 10, 2005
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  16. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    It is indeed John Sturges. The image is from an on-set publicity shot of Sturges directing Donald Pleasance in "The Hallelujah Trail". Sturges worked with Spencer Tracy, Donald Pleasance, and Steve McQueen three times each, and Charles Bronson five times. He made some really good films, but always had a light stylistic touch with strong compositions which never really connected with the "auteurist" movement in film criticism, but frequently connected with audiences. "Bad Day at Black Rock" is my personal favorite, but "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", and "Gunfight at the OK Corral" are all popular favorites.

    HTom's no-prize should be clearing Canadian customs in a couple of days. :)

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Feb 11, 2005
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  17. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    I should have known. One of the books I edited a few years back was about the making of the movie "Le Mans", where Sturges played a big role--until he got so fed up with problems surrounding the picture that he walked off the set without informing McQueen and never came back. Sturges's "Bad Day at Black Rock" is one of my favorite films.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Feb 11, 2005
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  18. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Okay, this should be an easy one. Let the guessing begin:
     

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  19. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Gordon Parks?

    :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, May 20, 2005
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  20. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Sr. or Jr.? I'm kidding, but this was over so quick that I was looking for some way to drag it out. It is indeed, Gordon Parks (Sr.), director of "The Learning Tree" and "Shaft". He is a multi-hyphenate in that he has written novels, directed films, co-founded a magazine, and worked as a photographer over the years. The picture I used was actually from Meters' bass player George Porter's web site.

    I'll polish up that no-prize and get it in the mail to Ed.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, May 20, 2005
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  21. Mal

    Mal Phorum Physicist

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    Congratulation Ed!

    By the way Ken, I'm still waiting for my no-prize to show up.......


    :D
     
    Mal, May 20, 2005
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  22. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Never let it be said I'm cheap. To make it up to you, I dropped two in the no-mail this very afternoon.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, May 20, 2005
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  23. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Parks Parked

    Time for a new great director avatar. Let the guessing begin...

    Regards,
     

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  24. htom

    htom Senior Member

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    Ernst Lubitsch?
     
    htom, Jun 28, 2005
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  25. dbryant

    dbryant Forum Resident

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    Ernst Lubitsh?
     
    dbryant, Jun 28, 2005
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