September 19, 2020 Clint Eastwood Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: US Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Training: Actor; First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Unforgiven, 1992; aged 62 Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Length: as director, […]
Oscar Directors: Ford, John–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
September 19, 2020 by
John Ford was the recipient of five Academy Awards including a record four wins for Best Director Oscar.
Oscar Directors: Hill, George Roy–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
September 18, 2020 by
Hill had a huge commercial success with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), based on a script by William Goldman and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The film received 7 Oscar nominations, including ones for Best Picture and Director, winning four including one for Best Song, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.”
Oscar Directors: Hiller, Arthur–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
September 18, 2020 by
September 18, 2020 Arthur Hiller Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Yes Nationality: Canada Social Class: middle class Race/Ethnicity/Religion: Jewish Family: Formal Education: MA Psychology, 1950; aged 27 Training: child actor; TV actor First Film: The Careless Years, 1957, aged 44 Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Love Story, 1970; aged 50 Gap between First Film and First Nom: […]
Oscar Directors: Hanson, Curtis–Background, Career, Awards
September 17, 2020 by
September 17, 2020 Curtis Hanson Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: Nationality: UK Social Class: Race/Ethnicity: Family: Formal Education: Training: First Film: Breakthrough: First Oscar Nomination: Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar Nominations: Oscar Awards: Nominations Span: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Length: Career Output: small Marriage: Politics: Death: 71 […]
