He became internationally famous with his 1959 anti-war film Die Brücke (The Bridge), which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Oscar Directors: Wicki, Bernhardt (Austrian Born German Filmmaker–The Bridge, Morituri) (Strangers in Paradise)
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Oscar Directors: Bardem, Juan Antonio (Spanish)–Death of a Cyclist, Vengeance
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A member of the Communist Party, Bardem was jailed after making the neorealist-influenced Death of a Cyclist (1955), a film which, along with Calle Mayor (1956), won him international acclaim.
Cukor: Hollywood’s Best Actor Director
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George Cukor was without a doubt Hollywood’s best actor director–Joseph L. Mankiewicz, director of All About Eve My work really begins and ends through the actors, the more successfully you work through the actors, the more your own work disappears–George Cukor Because of his great distinction as a filmmaker, George Cukor’s earlier theatrical work has […]
Death in Hollywood: Boyd, Stephen–Movie Star (Ben-Hur), Dead at 45 (Heart Attack)
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Stephen Boyd died of a massive heart attack on 2 June 1977 at the age of 45 while playing golf with his wife, Elizabeth Mills, at the Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, California.
Movie Stars: Boyd, Stephen (“Ben Hur”)–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Boyd’s ruggedly masculine good looks. Strong, even craggy features, a wide sympathetic mouth, firm chin, athletic build, wavy dark brown hair, roving 185-lb. frame
