Nominated seven times for the Best Director Oscar, David Lean won twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.

September 21, 2020 Yorgos Lanthimos Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: NA Nationality: Greek Social Class: middle; father professional basketball player Race/Ethnicity: Family: Raised by mother Formal Education: Training: study directing for film and TV, Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos (HCTSS) in Athens; TV commercials First Film: My Best Friend (co-directed), commercial film; 2001; aged 28 […]

September 21, 2020 Richard Linklater Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: US Social Class: upper-middle; mother professor Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Austin Community College, 1984; drop out of Sam Houston State University Training: As teen, he won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award First Film: It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books, 1988; aged […]

Oscar Directors: New Conceptual Format

Research in progress, Nov 12, 2022 Elia Kazan Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: born in Istanbul, Greek parent; age age 4 to US Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Greek immigrants Formal Education: Training: Yale School of Drama, 2 years circa 1932 First Film: Tree Grows in Bklyn, 1945; aged 36 Breakthrough: Gentleman’s Agreement, 1947, aged […]