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

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  1. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Michael Curtiz?



    ED :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Mar 12, 2004
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  2. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Mar 12, 2004
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  3. Gardo

    Gardo Audio Epistemologist

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    A young Sergio Leone?
     
    Gardo, Mar 12, 2004
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  4. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope.

    First hint: He is British, but is best known for directing Hollywood films.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Mar 12, 2004
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  5. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Carol Reed.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Mar 12, 2004
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  6. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Not Carol Reed
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Mar 12, 2004
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  7. guy incognito

    guy incognito Senior Member

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    A young and beardless John Schlesinger?
     
    guy incognito, Mar 12, 2004
    #182
  8. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Ken Russell?





    ED :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Mar 12, 2004
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  9. CM Wolff

    CM Wolff Senior Member

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    Peter Mullan?
     
    CM Wolff, Mar 12, 2004
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  10. bob g.

    bob g. Senior Member

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    alan parker?
     
    bob g., Mar 13, 2004
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  11. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    I can only find pics of him as an older dude, but I bet it's John Boorman.
     
    ZIPGUN99, Mar 13, 2004
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  12. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    None of the above. Since I am a couple of clues behind, I'll drop a big one. He directed the only film in history to win a Best Picture Oscar without being even nominated in any other Oscar category.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Mar 14, 2004
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  13. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    Richard Attenbouough? (SP)
     
    ZIPGUN99, Mar 14, 2004
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  14. Claus

    Claus Senior Member

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    Robert Mitchum
     
    Claus, Mar 14, 2004
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  15. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Fred Perry - Tennis Champion ? :)
     
    alexpop, Mar 14, 2004
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  16. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    John Wayne :shh:
     
    alexpop, Mar 14, 2004
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  17. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Howard Hugues
     
    alexpop, Mar 14, 2004
    #192
  18. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Edmund Goulding.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Mar 14, 2004
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  19. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    I do believe you are correct, John....he was british, and GRAND HOTEL the film....


    ED :ed:
     
    Ed Bishop, Mar 14, 2004
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  20. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Yeah, well, that was a HUGE hint.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Mar 14, 2004
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  21. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    John's "no-prize" is in the mail.

    Modern viewers may not realize it, but "Grand Hotel" was groundbreaking at its time for breaking the prevalent "one star one picture" mold at Hollywood studios in the early 30s with its large ensemble of name actors.

    Besides "Grand Hotel", Goulding's best known works at MGM are probably his successful collaborations with Bette Davis such as "Dark Victory" and "The Old Maid". Later in his career at Fox, he made "The Razor's Edge" and the gritty noir "Nightmare Alley", both with Tyrone Power.

    He also carved out a secondary career as a fairly successful composer of popular songs in the 40s. "Mam'selle", for instance, has been recorded by Frank Sinatra (at least twice), Frankie Laine, Dean Martin, Art Lund, Johnny Hartman, etc.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Mar 15, 2004
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  22. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    I think the quick bio I read said he started out as a child actor or some such on the London stage. Quite a varied and impressive career.

    John K.
     
    thegage, Mar 15, 2004
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  23. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    Goulding's "Nightmare Alley" is real good! A dark story about carnival scam artists. It features one of my favorite lines, "What makes a man want to be a geek?"
     
    ZIPGUN99, Mar 16, 2004
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  24. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    This thread is being put out to pasture, but your chance to win the coveted "no-prize" continues here.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Apr 15, 2004
    #199
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