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

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  1. ZIPGUN99

    ZIPGUN99 Active Member

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    Clarence "Human Comedy" Brown?
     
    ZIPGUN99, Sep 19, 2003
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  2. Phantom409

    Phantom409 New Member

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    Tex "Red Hot Riding Hood" Avery?
     
    Phantom409, Sep 19, 2003
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  3. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    We have a winner! It is indeed Fred "Tex" Avery. His sole Oscar nomination was for the WW2 propaganda cartoon, "Blitz Wolf". Avery directed some of the "looniest" toons ever made, including Bad Luck Blackie, Magical Maestro, Red Hot Riding Hood, King-Size Canary, Symphony in Slang, Homesteader Droopy, The Cat That Hated People, and Swing Shift Cinderella for MGM; A Wild Hare, Porky's Duck Hunt, and I Love to Singa for WB; and Crazy Mixed-Up Pup for UIP/Walter Lantz.

    Here's the picture from which I clipped the Avatar:

    Regards,
     

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    Ken_McAlinden, Sep 19, 2003
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  4. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Nice surprise.
    You know I have that Compleat Tex Avery LaserDisc boxset and there's ONE picture of TEX "FROM THE BACK" while he is drawing with Fred Quimby looking over his shoulder. If there is one thing these contests have shown me is how few pictures exist of some famous directors.
    Congrats Phantom409
     
    -Ben, Sep 19, 2003
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  5. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    BTW, at the time, just like with "Best Picture" today, the producer of the cartoon was the one competing for the Oscar. "A Wild Hare" was also Oscar-nominated in 1941, but the nomination went to Leon Schlesinger, not Avery.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Sep 19, 2003
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  6. Phantom409

    Phantom409 New Member

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    There was at least one documentary on Tex Avery that appeared on PBS - was it part of their "American Masters" series? I've also seen clips of Avery from home movies taken at the "Termite Terrace" and I think they may be in the BUGS BUNNY SUPERSTAR film. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Termite Terrace" footage winds up in the upcoming DVD set: LOONEY TUNES: THE GOLDEN COLLECTION, which look to be very, very good.

    I've read that future collections of Looney Tunes depend on the sales of this first set, so buy soon and buy often!
     
    Phantom409, Sep 19, 2003
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  7. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Adios, Tex

    I went with a more artsy fartsy picture than usual this time. Any guesses as to the name of this movie director?

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 16, 2003
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  8. Jamie Tate

    Jamie Tate New Member

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    Gerry Garcia or Father Christmas perhaps?
     
    Jamie Tate, Oct 16, 2003
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  9. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Nope, but I am a big fan of their movies, too.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 16, 2003
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  10. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Hal Ashby?
     
    -Ben, Oct 16, 2003
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  11. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Jeez, that could be Sam Peckinpah...if Peckinpah had hair, which I will assume he did, once upon a time....took to wearing that bandana on his skull, though....


    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Oct 16, 2003
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  12. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Not Hal Ashby. Not Sam Peckinpah.

    Hint: His first feature film was released in 1968.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 16, 2003
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  13. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Haskell Wexler?
     
    -Ben, Oct 16, 2003
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  14. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Not Haskell Wexler.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 16, 2003
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  15. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    John Carpenter?


    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Oct 16, 2003
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  16. ferric

    ferric Iron Dino In Memoriam

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    Ken Russell ?
     
    ferric, Oct 16, 2003
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  17. Ed Bishop

    Ed Bishop Incredibly, I'm still here

    Nic Roeg? He was a cinematographer before moving to directing full-time....


    ED:cool:
     
    Ed Bishop, Oct 16, 2003
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  18. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    I want to put in my bet for Nic Roeg too. Performance...1968... first co-direction. I know ED posted first so the prize should go to him, but even if we both are wrong I actually came to guess on Roeg before I saw ED's. I did not want to mention this but ED does have two guesses going at once. John Carpenter and Nicholas Roeg.
    ;)



    Just kidding ED.
     
    -Ben, Oct 16, 2003
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  19. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    Good guess Ferric...but I checked his filmography and he had directed prior to 1968.
     
    -Ben, Oct 16, 2003
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  20. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    None of the above. Think of some seasonal favorites.
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 17, 2003
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  21. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    George Romero?
     
    -Ben, Oct 17, 2003
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  22. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Ben got it! It is George Romero, the world's greatest "Director of the Living Dead". I figured if Rudy was gonna go seasonal with his Avatar, I may as well do so, too.

    Ben is just monopolizing my entire "no-prize" collection lately (he figured out my math trick in the off-topic forum, too). I may have to re-order from the warehouse, so please allow 6-10 weeks for delivery.

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Oct 17, 2003
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  23. -Ben

    -Ben Senior Member

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    FINALLY I get one. ED has a room full of these trophies. So I'd like to thank ED for letting me win this one. ;)
    Thanks Ken.
    :laugh:
     
    -Ben, Oct 17, 2003
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  24. Ken_McAlinden

    Ken_McAlinden MichiGort Staff Thread Starter

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    Goodbye George

    Okay, continuing in the artsier fartsier tradition of my George Romero avatar, here is a caricature of a filmmaking team. Can you ID them? Will the no-prize be yours this Christmas? Bring it on! ;)

    Regards,
     
    Ken_McAlinden, Dec 11, 2003
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  25. thegage

    thegage Forum Currency Nerd

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    Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett? Or: Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond?
     
    thegage, Dec 11, 2003
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