August 22, 2020 Michael Cacoyannis Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Nationality: Education: Training: First Film: First Oscar Nomination: Other Nominations: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Output: Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Retirement: Death: Michael Cacoyannis (Michalis Kakogiannis; June 11, 1922 – July 25, 2011) was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, best known for his […]
Oscar Directors: Wise, Robert–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 21, 2020 by
At RKO, Wise worked with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane (1941) and was nominated for the Best Film Editing Oscar.
Oscar Directors: Zemeckis, Robert–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 20, 2020 by
Nov 14, 2022 Robert Zemeckis Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Nationality: US, Chicago Education: Training: First Film: First Oscar Nomination: Other Nominations: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Output: Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Retirement: Death: NA Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952), American director, screenwriter and film producer credited as an innovator […]
Oscar Directors: Cattaneo, Peter–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 20, 2020 by
Research in Progress, January 29, 2023 Peter Cattaneo Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: yes, father London-born animator of Italian descent Social Class: Middle class nationality: London, UK (Italian descent) Education: Leeds Polytechnic, BA in Graphic Design (Film), graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989. Training: Royal College of Art, 1989. First Film: Full Monty, […]
Oscar Directors: Vidor, King–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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October 6, 2020 King Vidor Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: No Social Class: Upper middle; father lumber importer and mill owner Nationality: US (of Hungarian origins) Education: Peacock Military Academy Training: At 16, Galveston, dropped out to work as Nickelodeon ticket taker and projectionist. First Film: 1913 (silent); aged 19 First Hollywood Film: 1918; aged 24 […]
