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José Ferrer
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1912 - 1992
American actor and director José Ferrer was perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning performance in the title role of the film Cyrano de Bergerac.
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(1912-1992)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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David Fincher
Director / 1962 -
David Fincher is an American film director known for his meticulous process and dark movies, including Alien³, Fight Club and Seven.
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(1962-)
Director
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Victor Fleming
Director / 1889 - 1949
Victor Fleming was a Hollywood director, notably helming Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
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(1889-1949)
Director
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John Ford
Director / 1894 - 1973
An Academy Award-winning director, John Ford is considered to be one of the best filmmakers of all time. He is best known for directing Westerns.
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(1894-1973)
Director
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Tom Ford
Fashion Designer, Filmmaker / 1961 -
Tom Ford is a fashion designer and film director who was the Creative Director of Gucci from 1994-2004. He founded his own Tom Ford fashion label in 2004.
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(1961-)
Fashion Designer, Filmmaker
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Miloš Forman
Director / 1932 -
Miloš Forman is an Academy Award winning Czech film director. He is best known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus.
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(1932-)
Director
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Bob Fosse
Choreographer, Director / 1927 - 1987
Bob Fosse was an American theater and motion-picture choreographer and director of musical plays.
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(1927-1987)
Choreographer, Director
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Jodie Foster
Actress, Director, Producer / 1962 -
Jodie Foster is an award-winning American actress best known for her roles in the films Taxi Driver, The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs.
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(1962-)
Actress, Director, Producer
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Robert Frank
Photographer, Director / 1924 -
Robert Frank is a Swiss photographer who is best known his photography collection The Americans, the introduction of which was written by Jack Kerouac.
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(1924-)
Photographer, Director
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Arthur Freed
Producer, Songwriter / 1894 - 1973
Lyricist and movie producer Arthur Freed brought us Singin' in the Rain (1952), An American in Paris (1952) and Gigi (1958).
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(1894-1973)
Producer, Songwriter
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Morgan Freeman
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1937 -
Respected actor Morgan Freeman has appeared in such films as Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven and Batman Begins.
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(1937-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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James Gandolfini
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Filmmaker / 1961 -
James Gandolfini is an American actor best known for his role as a mobster in the hit 1999 HBO television series The Sopranos.
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(1961-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Filmmaker
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor / 1950 -
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an African-American educator and scholar, and the director of the W. E. B. DuBois Institute for African and African-American Research.
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(1950-)
Educator, Historian, Scholar, Literary Critic, Filmmaker, Academic Author, Editor
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Léon Gaumont
Engineer, Filmmaker, Inventor / 1864 - 1946
A pioneer in early filmmaking, Léon Gaumont saw the possibilities of what moving pictures could be and making film equipment unavailable for the masses, establishing what is now the oldest surviving film company.
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(1864-1946)
Engineer, Filmmaker, Inventor
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John Gielgud
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director, Producer / 1904 - 2000
John Gielgud was a prolific Shakespearean actor known for his varied film and TV work as well, including Arthur and Prospero’s Books.
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(1904-2000)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director, Producer
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Terry Gilliam
Film Actor, Television Actor, Artist, Comedian, Filmmaker / 1940 -
Terry Gilliam is a filmmaker and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Two of his hit films include 12 Monkeys and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
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(1940-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Artist, Comedian, Filmmaker
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Jean-Luc Godard
Film Critic, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1930 -
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director and critic who was a leader of the French New Wave in film during the 1950s-60s.
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(1930-)
Film Critic, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Samuel Goldwyn
Producer / 1879 - 1974
Samuel Goldwyn was a Hollywood film producer who laid the groundwork for the Paramount and MGM movie studios.
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(1879-1974)
Producer
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Seth Grahame-Smith
Producer, Author, Screenwriter / 1976 -
Seth Grahame-Smith is author of the best-selling novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and screenwriter for Dark Shadows.
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(1976-)
Producer, Author, Screenwriter
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Paul Greengrass
Director / 1955 -
English director and writer Paul Greengrass is known primarily for his film adaptations of real-life events and his signature use of hand-held cameras.
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(1955-)
Director
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Adrian Grenier
Environmental Activist, Actor, Filmmaker, Musician / 1976 -
Adrian Grenier is an American actor recognized for his roles in independent films like The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, as well as for his longtime the popular cable television series Entourage.
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(1976-)
Environmental Activist, Actor, Filmmaker, Musician
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D.W. Griffith
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director / 1875 - 1948
D.W. Griffith was one of cinema's earliest directors and producers, known for his innovations and for directing the 1915 film Birth of a Nation.
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(1875-1948)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Director
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Christopher Guest
Film Actor, Director, Screenwriter / 1948 -
Christopher Guest has written, directed and starred in a number of classic comedies, including This is Spinal Tap (1984) and Waiting for Guffman (1996).
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(1948-)
Film Actor, Director, Screenwriter
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Alice Guy-Blaché
Entrepreneur, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1873 - 1968
An early 20th century filmmaking pioneer and one of the first to make a narrative fiction film, Alice Guy-Blaché made more than 1,000 films and ran her own film studio in New Jersey, experimenting with sound syncing, color tinting, interracial casting and special effects.
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(1873-1968)
Entrepreneur, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Peter Hall
Actor, Filmmaker / 1930 -
Sir Peter Hall is an English theatrical and film director. He notably founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed the National Theatre.
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(1930-)
Actor, Filmmaker
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Lasse Hallström
Director / 1946 -
Director Lasse Hallström directed a number of music videos for ABBA before moving to television and film. His best-known movies include My Life as a Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and The Cider House Rules.
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(1946-)
Director
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Laird Hamilton
Athlete, Producer, Model, Television Personality / 1964 -
Laird Hamilton is an athlete, surfer, model and television host. He is one of today’s best known big wave surfers.
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(1964-)
Athlete, Producer, Model, Television Personality
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Tom Hanks
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1956 -
Former sitcom actor Tom Hanks is the much-beloved star of such Hollywood hits as Splash, Big, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13, Toy Story, and many more.
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(1956-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
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William Hanna
Artist, Director, Producer, Television Producer / 1910 - 2001
William Hanna was half of the cartoon-producing team of Hanna-Barbera, who created Tom & Jerry, Yogi Bear and The Flintstones.
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(1910-2001)
Artist, Director, Producer, Television Producer
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Melissa Joan Hart
Actress, Director, Writer / 1976 -
American actress Melissa Joan Hart starred on the television shows Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and began performing on the TV series Melissa & Joey in 2010.
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(1976-)
Actress, Director, Writer
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Howard Hawks
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1896 - 1977
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Howard Hawks directed Only Angels Have Wings, Sergeant York, Scarface, Bringing Up Baby and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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(1896-1977)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Jim Henson
Filmmaker, Inventor, Screenwriter / 1936 - 1990
Jim Henson was an American puppeteer best known for creating TV characters, including the Muppets, and for his work on the popular children's show Sesame Street.
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(1936-1990)
Filmmaker, Inventor, Screenwriter
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Werner Herzog
Director / 1942 -
German director Werner Herzog has enjoyed international success with such films as Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972), Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Rescue Dawn (2006).
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(1942-)
Director
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George Roy Hill
Director, Producer / 1921 - 2002
Director George Roy Hill produced some of the most popular films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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(1921-2002)
Director, Producer
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Jonah Hill
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Screenwriter / 1983 -
Writer and actor Jonah Hill starred in the teen hit Superbad. In 2011, he received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Moneyball.
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(1983-)
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Screenwriter
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Alfred Hitchcock
Director, Producer, Television Personality, Screenwriter / 1899 - 1980
Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was nicknamed the "Master of Suspense" for employing a kind of psychological suspense in his films, producing a distinct viewer experience.
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(1899-1980)
Director, Producer, Television Personality, Screenwriter
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1967 -
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has gained recognition for his work in a series of successful films including Capote and Doubt.
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(1967-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Dennis Hopper
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1936 - 2010
Actor/director Dennis Hopper came to fame with 1969's Easy Rider. Later films like Blue Velvet and River's Edge cemented his legend.
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(1936-2010)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
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John Houseman
Film Actor, Producer, Television Producer / 1902 - 1988
John Houseman was a Romanian-American stage, film, radio, and television producer who is perhaps best known for his later career as a character actor.
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(1902-1988)
Film Actor, Producer, Television Producer
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Ron Howard
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Personality / 1954 -
Ron Howard is best known for his roles on the shows Happy Days and The Andy Griffith Show, and as the director for films, including A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
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(1954-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director, Producer, Television Personality
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C. Thomas Howell
Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1966 -
C. Thomas Howell is best known for his acting roles in hit 1980s films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (directed by Steven Spielberg), The Outsiders (1983) and The Hitcher (1986).
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(1966-)
Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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John Hughes
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1950 - 2009
Film director and screenwriter John Hughes directed a string of hit teen films, including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink.
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(1950-2009)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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John Huston
Film Actor, Director / 1906 - 1987
American motion-picture director whose taut dramas, including The Maltese Falcon, were some of the most popular films from the 1940s on.
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(1906-1987)
Film Actor, Director
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Michael Imperioli
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Screenwriter / 1966 -
Michael Imperioli is an actor, writer and producer best known for his Emmy-winning performance on The Sopranos.
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(1966-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Screenwriter
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James Ivory
Director / 1928 -
James Ivory is an American film director who is well-known for pictures he made with Ismail Merchant, including A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day.
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(1928-)
Director
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Alejandro González Iñárritu
Entrepreneur, Director, Songwriter, Television Producer / 1963 -
Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu is a Mexican film director whose 1999 feature film, Amores Perros, won an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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(1963-)
Entrepreneur, Director, Songwriter, Television Producer
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Hugh Jackman
Film Actor, Producer / 1968 -
Australian actor and producer Hugh Jackman is best known for playing Wolverine in the X-Men series. He's also known for parts in the films The Prestige, Australia and Les Miserables.
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(1968-)
Film Actor, Producer
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Janet Jackson
Dancer, Producer, Singer / 1966 -
The younger sister of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson is one of the best-selling artists in contemporary history. Her albums include Control and Rhythym Nation.
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(1966-)
Dancer, Producer, Singer
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Peter Jackson
Director, Producer / 1961 -
New Zealand native Peter Jackson is best known as a director for his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, which has won 11 Oscars.
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(1961-)
Director, Producer
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Angelina Jolie
Activist, Film Actress, Director / 1975 -
Angelina Jolie is one of Hollywood's leading actresses, known for movies like Changeling and Salt as much as she is for her relationship with actor Brad Pitt.
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(1975-)
Activist, Film Actress, Director
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Chuck Jones
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter / 1912 - 2002
Chuck Jones was an animation director of critically acclaimed cartoon shorts including the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies film series at Warner Bros. studios.
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(1912-2002)
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter
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Tommy Lee Jones
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1946 -
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor known for his roles in Men in Black, The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men and Lincoln (2012).
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(1946-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Spike Jonze
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Television Producer / 1969 -
Spike Jonze is best known for his films Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Where the Wild Things Are. He produced MTV's Jackass.
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(1969-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer, Television Producer
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Garson Kanin
Director / 1912 - 1999
Garson Kanin directed Hollywood films for RKO studios, but is best known for the freelance projects he collaborated with his wife, actress Ruth Gordon.
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(1912-1999)
Director
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Raj Kapoor
Film Actor, Director, Producer / 1924 - 1988
Raj Kapoor was an Indian film director and producer of Hindi-language films. He is best known as the "Charlie Chaplin of Indian cinema."
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(1924-1988)
Film Actor, Director, Producer
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Elia Kazan
Director / 1909 - 2003
Elia Kazan directed plays by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller on Broadway, then won Oscars for films like On The Waterfront.
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(1909-2003)
Director
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Michael Keaton
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1951 -
Michael Keaton is an American actor known for his roles in the comedy Mr. Mom and as Batman in the Tim Burton-directed installments of the series.
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(1951-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director
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Harvey Keitel
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer / 1939 -
Harvey Keitel is best known for his work with director Martin Scorsese in the films Mean Streets and Taxi Driver.
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(1939-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer
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Michael Kidd
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Director / 1919 - 2007
Michael Kidd was a Tony Award-winning dancer, choreographer and director known for his work on Broadway's Guys and Dolls and the film Hello, Dolly!.
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(1919-2007)
Ballet Dancer, Choreographer, Director
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Stanley Kubrick
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1928 - 1999
Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker best known for directing Dr. Strangelove, Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.
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(1928-1999)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Akira Kurosawa
Painter, Director / 1910 - 1998
Akira Kurosawa was the first Japanese film director to win international acclaim, with such films as Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952), and Ran (1985).
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(1910-1998)
Painter, Director
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Ashton Kutcher
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Television Producer / 1978 -
Ashton Kutcher's first acting gig, playing Kelso on That '70s Show, led him to roles in films like Guess Who, A Lot Like Love, The Guardian, No Strings Attached and Jobs. The actor, model and producer married Demi Moore in 2005.
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(1978-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Television Producer
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Ricki Lake
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host / 1968 -
Ricki Lake is an American film actress and television host best known for her starring role as Tracy Turnblad in the original Hairspray.
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(1968-)
Women's Rights Activist, Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Talk Show Host
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John Landis
Director / 1950 -
A successful director, John Landis is best known for his comedies, which include National Lampoon’s Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and Trading Places.
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(1950-)
Director
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Fritz Lang
Director / 1890 - 1976
Austrian-born film director Fritz Lang explored the concept of fate and human destiny in his work. He directed films from the ‘20s through the ‘50s.
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(1890-1976)
Director
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Laurence Olivier
Actor, Filmmaker / 1907 - 1989
Laurence Olivier was one of the most acclaimed actors of the 20th century, known for his numerous Shakespeare roles on stage and screen as well as memorable turns in more modern classics.
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(1907-1989)
Actor, Filmmaker
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David Lean
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1908 - 1991
David Lean was a British director and screenwriter best known for his spectacular cinematography and adaptations of Charles Dickens classics, including Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948).
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(1908-1991)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Norman Lear
Producer, Pilot, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1922 -
Norman Lear wrote popular, long-running sitcoms including All in the Family and The Jeffersons. His work addressed racial and political issues in the U.S.
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(1922-)
Producer, Pilot, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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Ang Lee
Director / 1954 -
Ang Lee is an Academy Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter whose films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain.
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(1954-)
Director
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Spike Lee
Film Actor, Director, Producer / 1957 -
Producer, director, writer and actor Spike Lee creates controversial films that explore race relations, political issues and urban crime and violence. His films include She's Gotta Have It and Do the Right Thing.
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(1957-)
Film Actor, Director, Producer
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Stan Lee
Producer, Television Producer, Editor, Publisher, Author / 1922 -
Stan Lee is a revered comic-book creator who co-launched superheroes like the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the X-Men for Marvel Comics.
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(1922-)
Producer, Television Producer, Editor, Publisher, Author
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Mike Leigh
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1943 -
Mike Leigh is a British film director and playwright who's known for his use of improvisation. He won best director at Cannes for his film Naked.
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(1943-)
Director, Playwright, Screenwriter
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Barry Levinson
Director / 1942 -
Film director Barry Levinson earned acclaim for Diner (1982) and The Natural (1984), and won an Oscar for Rain Man (1988).
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(1942-)
Director
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Helen Levitt
Photographer, Filmmaker / 1913 - 2009
Helen Levitt was a photographer, film editor and director known for her captivating portraits of New York urban life.
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(1913-2009)
Photographer, Filmmaker
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Lord Snowdon
Photographer, Filmmaker, Royalty / 1930 -
Lord Snowdon was married to Princess Margaret, sister of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1960 to 1978. He is also a world-renowned photographer and documentarian.
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(1930-)
Photographer, Filmmaker, Royalty
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George Lucas
Filmmaker / 1944 -
George Lucas directed the Star Wars films and Indiana Jones movies, both of which took on a cult-like following.
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(1944-)
Filmmaker
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Sid Luft
Producer / 1915 - 2005
American film producer Sid Luft was the third husband of famed performer Judy Garland. He is credited with reviving her career in the 1950s.
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(1915-2005)
Producer
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Baz Luhrmann
Director, Screenwriter / 1962 -
Baz Luhrmann is an Australian director and screenwriter best known for his films Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge.
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(1962-)
Director, Screenwriter
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Sidney Lumet
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1924 - 2011
Director Sidney Lumet was best known for his films Twelve Angry Men and Serpico. He made more than 40 films during his career.
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(1924-2011)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Ida Lupino
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter / 1918 - 1995
Ida Lupino was a famous mid-20th century film actress who was also a trailblazing director and producer in a male-dominated industry.
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(1918-1995)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter
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David Lynch
Director / 1946 -
David Lynch is a film director and screenwriter known for his dark, offbeat films, notable Blue Velvet and Eraserhead
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(1946-)
Director
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Ralph Macchio
Actor, Producer / 1961 -
Former teen heartthrob beloved for his role in The Karate Kid, actor Ralph Macchio has appeared in movies, theater and on television. He is also a producer.
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(1961-)
Actor, Producer
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Seth MacFarlane
Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Singer, Television Producer, Screenwriter / 1973 -
Seth MacFarlane is best known for writing, animating and producing the hit TV show Family Guy.
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(1973-)
Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Singer, Television Producer, Screenwriter
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John Madden
Director / 1949 -
John Madden is an Oscar nominated film director. He made his first feature film, Ethan Frome, starring Liam Neeson and Patricia Arquette, in 1990.
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(1949-)
Director
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Terrence Malick
Actor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter / 1943 -
Terrence Malick is a critically acclaimed American film director who films include: Badlands, Days of Heaven and The Tree of Life.
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(1943-)
Actor, Filmmaker, Screenwriter
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Louis Malle
Director / 1932 - 1995
Louis Malle was a French film director whose eclectic films were noted for their emotional realism and stylistic simplicity.
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(1932-1995)
Director
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1909 - 1993
American producer, director and screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz was known for creating memorable characters. He worked with many major Hollywood stars.
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(1909-1993)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Michael Mann
Director, Producer, Screenwriter / 1943 -
Michael Mann in an Emmy Award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter best known for producing the 1980s crime series, Miami Vice.
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(1943-)
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
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Garry Marshall
Director, Producer / 1934 -
Garry Marshall produced some of the most popular television shows in the 1970s, including The Odd Couple and Mork and Mindy. He also directed Pretty Woman.
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(1934-)
Director, Producer
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Penny Marshall
Director, Producer / 1943 -
Penny Marshall became a successful film director after starring in the sitcom Laverne and Shirley. Her works include Big and Riding in Cars With Boys.
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(1943-)
Director, Producer
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Steve Martin
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Producer, Author / 1945 -
Comedian and comedy writer Steve Martin found fame starring in such films as The Jerk, Little Shop of Horrors, and Father of the Bride.
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(1945-)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Producer, Author
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Louis B. Mayer
Business Leader, Producer / 1884 - 1957
Louis B. Mayer was a film mogul and the most influential person in Hollywood from the mid-1920s to the late-1940s.
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(1884-1957)
Business Leader, Producer
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Leo McCarey
Director / 1898 - 1969
Leo McCarey was an American movie director, writer and producer who specialized in light comedy and nostalgia.
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(1898-1969)
Director
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Melissa McCarthy
Actress, Comedian, Producer, Writer / 1970 -
Actress Melissa McCarthy starred as Sookie in the show Gilmore Girls. In 2011, she received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in the film Bridesmaids.
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(1970-)
Actress, Comedian, Producer, Writer
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Ewan McGregor
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist / 1971 -
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor first received worldwide acclaim with his role in Trainspotting, and has since played Obi-Wan in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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(1971-)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Entrepreneur, Producer, Philanthropist
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Sam Mendes
Director, Producer / 1965 -
English stage and film director Sam Mendes won an Oscar for American Beauty, and went on to direct films like Jarhead, Revolutionary Road and Skyfall.
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(1965-)
Director, Producer
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Ismail Merchant
Director, Producer / 1936 - 2005
Ismail Merchant was an Indian-born film producer. Two of his most famous films are A Room With A View and The Remains of the Day.
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(1936-2005)
Director, Producer
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Oscar Micheaux
Filmmaker, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1884 - 1951
Oscar Micheaux was an African-American filmmaker whose films were a challenge to segregation in both Hollywood and society in general. He wrote, produced and directed more than 45 films from 1919 to 1948.
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(1884-1951)
Filmmaker, Journalist, Screenwriter
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John Mills
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Producer / 1908 - 2005
John Mills was an award-winning actor, dancer and producer whose career spanned eight decades with works like Great Expectations and Ryan’s Daughter.
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(1908-2005)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Producer
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Anthony Minghella
Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1954 - 2008
Anthony Minghella was an Academy Award-winning director best known for his adaptation of Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient. Released in 1996, the film claimed the Oscar for best picture in 1997.
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(1954-2008)
Director, Television Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter