Walker died on November 30, 2013 at age 40 as a passenger in a single-car crash alongside friend and driver Roger Rodas. The accident was caused by driving into a gas pipe. Walker’s father and daughter filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements.
Directors: Clouzot, Henri-Georges (Les Diaboliques; Wages of Fear)-Hitchcock’s Only Rival?
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With the exception of the comedy Miquette et sa mère, every directorial feature of Clouzot involves deception, betrayal and violent deaths
Oscar History via Oscar Directors: Wyler, William, Winner No. 9–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Notable works include Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which won him the Best Director and Best Picture, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners.
Oscar History via Oscar Directors: Fleming, Victor, Winner No. 8 (Gone With the Wind)–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Fleming’s two most famous films came in 1939, when The Wizard of Oz was closely followed by Gone with the Wind.
Directors: Leone, Sergio–Master of Spaghetti Westerns, Starring Clint Eastwood
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Once Upon a Time in the West emerged as a long, violent, dreamlike meditation upon the mythology of the American Old West, with stylistic references to iconic western films
