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

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  1. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    It beat out: Midnight Cowboy, The Wild Bunch, Oliver!, True Grit, Easy Rider, Sweet Charity... :)

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 5, 2003
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  2. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    One thing about Darby O'Gill: Disney tied it in with their tv show. I was real little, but I remember a story which ended with Darby being taken away in a stagecoach driven by scary headless coachmen, and you had to go see the movie to find out what happened. At least that's how I remember it.
     
    ZIPGUN99, Jun 5, 2003
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  3. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Walt was quite the salesman. He used that Disneyland TV show and its successors very effectively to market Disney productions and the theme park.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 5, 2003
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  4. -=Rudy=-

    -=Rudy=- ♪♫♪♫♫♪♪♫♪♪ Staff

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    Aw shucks....thought it was Colonel Sanders. ;)
     
    -=Rudy=-, Jun 5, 2003
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  5. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Bye Bye Bob

    Okay, new great director avatar again. Let the guessing begin.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 27, 2003
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  6. mcow1

    mcow1 Sommelier Gort

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    David Lean?
     
    mcow1, Jun 27, 2003
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  7. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 27, 2003
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  8. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Ken you've got to give us at least a tiny clue.
    Why can't you pick someone easy like Nicholas Ray
    ;)

    BC
     
    -Ben, Jun 27, 2003
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  9. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Terence Young?


    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Jun 27, 2003
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  10. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope!

    I only give clues after a couple of wrong guesses in a row. I will give you a bigger than average first clue to keep everyone happy, though: This director's most celebrated film is in French, his name sounds kind of French, but he is an American born in Connecticut.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 27, 2003
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  11. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Jules Dassin?

    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Jun 27, 2003
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  12. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    See what happens when I give out the big clues right away! That's correct. It is Jules Dassin, director of Rififi, The Naked City, Brute Force, Night and the City, and Topkapi. He became an expatriate when blacklisted after being named as a Communist by director Edward Dmytryk during the McCarthy/HUAC meetings in 1952.

    He was the father of Joe Dassin, who was a successful pop singer, particularly in France and Quebec.

    Later in life, he was married to actress/politician/Greek icon/force of nature Melina Mercouri from 1966 until her death in 1994.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 27, 2003
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  13. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    I said a tiny clue.
    Congrats ED.
    :thumbsup:

    BC
     
    -Ben, Jun 27, 2003
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  14. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    When's the next one Ken?
    BC
     
    -Ben, Jun 27, 2003
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  15. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Thanks, Ben. Was a bit of a big clue, wasn't it? Indeed, just two words, 'French' and 'expatriate' probably would have been enough.


    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Jun 27, 2003
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  16. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    2-3 weeks, but feel free to check out a Dassin film on tape/disc and talk about it in the mean-time. :thumbsup:

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Jun 27, 2003
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  17. -=Rudy=-

    -=Rudy=- ♪♫♪♫♫♪♪♫♪♪ Staff

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    Oh....Ken's Colonel Sanders avatar is gone! I'll miss my KFC!! :(

    (Just kidding. ;) )
     
    -=Rudy=-, Jun 27, 2003
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  18. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Never saw Rififi, but the Naked City is a GREAT ONE.
    These Avatar contests are lots of fun...Have a good weekend guys.

    :wave:

    Ben
     
    -Ben, Jun 27, 2003
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  19. guy incognito

    guy incognito Senior Member

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    Hey Ken, isn't it about time you favored us with a new director pic?


    - guy impatient ;)
     
    guy incognito, Aug 27, 2003
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  20. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    I was just thinking...it's been more than 2 or 3 weeks Ken.
    Although with some of you guys hanging around, I don't stand a chance of ever winning nothing. ;) :laugh:
     
    -Ben, Aug 27, 2003
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  21. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    I have already picked it out, but I'm moving to a new office and my image processing software on this computer is acting flukey. If you guys could possible wait until this evening....

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Aug 27, 2003
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  22. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Which evening? Its already 11:14 PM here in Wash DC....

    JUST KIDDING ;) ;) ;)

    We love you Ken.

    :love:
     
    -Ben, Aug 27, 2003
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  23. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Wow, you guys are spoiled by working in Internet time. My avatar changes follow the same rigid adherence to announced schedules as Criterion collection DVDs and Sly Stone live appearances. ;)

    Processing...processing

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Aug 28, 2003
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  24. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Depreciated Jules...

    Let the guessin' begin...
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Aug 28, 2003
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  25. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    Tony Richardson?
     
    ZIPGUN99, Aug 28, 2003
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