Unit+9+Directors+and+Key+People

=Unit 9 Directors and Key People=


 * Akira Kurosawa**- Was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Mostly known for his movie //Seven Samurai// (1954). He directed 30 films in the span of 57 years. He was in films such as the //Drunken Angel// (1948). In 1990 he won the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. He died on September 6, 1998.


 * John Huston-** Was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. John Huston lived from August 5, 1906 to August 28, 1987, in which he wrote the screenplay for the majority of the 37 films he directed in his career. John Huston studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris in his early years, so he directed his films with the perception of an artist. Huston created his films while they were being shot which made his films require a lot less editing and were also very economical. John Huston has directed many classics including //The Maltese Falcon// (1941), //The Treasure of the Sierra Madre// (1948), and //Moulin Rouge// (1952). During the 46-year span of his career, Huston was nominated for the Oscars 15 times and won two of them.


 * Tim Holt -** (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American film actor perhaps best known for co-starring in the 1948 film //The Treasure of The Sierra Madre//. Also know for staring in the films //Stagecoach//, //The Magnificent Ambersons//, and //My Darling Clementine//.


 * Nicholas Ray-** Was an American film director best known for the movie //Rebel Without a Cause.// He is also known for a large number of narrative features and experimental work. Ray's work is well-regarded and was an important influence on the French New Wave. He studied architecture under Frank Wright, worked in New York theaters and was also active in politics. He started off his career with some radio journalism at his high school, then proceded to go to the University of Chicago but only stayed for a year.


 * Montgomery Clift-** Was an American film and stage actor. He mostly played outsiders, often "victim-heroes". This was illustrated well in //A Place in the Sun.// In 1956, he was in a car accident, leaving him disfigured. Nevertheless, his acting career continued.


 * James Dean -** (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) was an American fim actor. He is most known for his work in //Rebel Without a Cause// (1955), in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. He was also cast in a leading role in films including //East of Eden// (1955) and Giant (1956). Dean's promising acting career came to a tragic end when he died in a car crash at the age of 24. During his short lifetime he received two posthumous Academy Award nominations.