Unit+Five+Directors+and+Key+People

=Unit 5 Directors and Key People=



William Holden. Born 1906, died 2002. Originally wanted to be a lawyer. Wrote scripts for German films until Adolf Hitler came into power in 1933. Nicknamed, "The Viennesse Pixie," his films often include low key lighting, dangerous, manipulative women, and cynical humor.
 * Billy Wilder-** Screenwriter, producer, filmmaker, artist, and journalist whose career spanned over 50 years with 60 films. The director of Stalag 17.




 * James Whitmore-** He was an American film and stage actor and appeared on Broadway after World War II. His first major picture was Battleground for which he waas nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Whitmore has also been in many other major films such as The Asphalt Jungle and The Next Voice You Hear and has also been nominated for The Academy Award for Best Actor. He has also appeared in numerous tv shows on ABC and NBC.

After trying various jobs, Bogart began acting in 1921 and became a regular in Broadway productions in the 1920s and 1930s
 * H****umphrey Bogart **- was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon. The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema. He spent the early part of his life serving in the United States Navy and was in films such as "Casablanca' and "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"


 * Stanley Kubrick **- Director of //Paths of Glory//, //The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove,// and //A// //Clockwork Orange//. Won many awards in his time. is often called by many as one of the most "universally acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era" with a "standing unique among the filmmakers of his day." He is known for his technical perfectionism and for working in a variety of genres (sci-fi, military, social commentary involving politics). He had worked as a film editor, film director, film producer, cinematographer, and as a screen writer. Some of the techniques he utilized is super fast lenses for low-light scenes, and Supercam for tracking motion fluidly. Kubrick died of a heart attack in 1999.

**Kirk Douglas**- An American stage and film actor, film producer and author. His popular films include //Out of the Past// (1947), //Champion// (1949), //Ace in the Hole// (1951), //Paths of Glory// (1957), //Gunfight at the OK// Corral(1957), //Sparticus//(1960), and //Lonely are the Brave//(1962).Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, appeared in only a handful Broadway productions before joining the US Navy in 1941. Douglas also played roles on Broadway in 1949.


 * William Wellman**- Director of //Battleground// (1949) who served in World War I as an ambulance driver. Also directed //Wings// (1927) which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony. Was called "Wild Bill," during is World War I service as an aviator. He took an opportunity to start acting but disliked most actors in general and decided to be a director for financial reasons.




 * Brian G. Hutton-** was born in new york. was an actor/director of several movies in the 70's. he began securing TV series and directing assignments. His first theatrical feature as a direcotor was Wild Seed. He spent several years as a movie TV bit player and with the help of an industry friend, Douglas Heyes, Hutton began securing tv series directing assignments in the early 1960's.