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Happy Birthday: Ingmar Bergman

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ingmarbergman.jpgHappy Birthday director Ingmar Bergman

Born: July 14, 1918 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

Died: July 30, 2007 (age 89) in Fårö, Gotlands län, Sweden

Married to:
Ingrid von Rosen (11 November 1971 – 20 May 1995) (her death) (1 child)
Käbi Laretei (1959 – 1969) (divorced) (1 child)
Gun Grut (1951 – 1959) (divorced) (1 child)
Ellen Bergman (22 July 1945 – 1950) (divorced) (4 children)
Else Fisher (25 March 1943 – 1945) (divorced) (1 child)

SUMMER WITH MONIKASummer with Monika
1953
dir. Bergman
starring
Harriet Andersson
Naemi Briese
Smiles of a summer nightSmiles of a Summer Night
1955
dir. Bergman
Starring
Ulla Jacobsson
Eva Dahlbeck		 WILD STRAWBERRIESWild Strawberries
1957
dir. Bergman
Cast: Victor Sjöström
Bibi Andersson
The Seventh SealThe Seventh Seal
1957
dir. Bergman
starring
Max Von Sydow
Gunnar Bjornstand		 WINTER LIGHTWinter Light
1962
dir. Bergman
Starring
Max von Sydow
Ingrid Thulin		 PERSONAPersona
1966
dir. Bergman
Starring
Bibi Andersson
Liv Ullmann		 VARGTIMMENVargtimmen
1968
dir. Ingmar Bergman
Cast
Max von Sydow
Liv Ullman
Fanny and AlexanderFanny and Alexander
1982
dir. Bergman
Cast
Pernilla Allwin
Bertil Guve

Happy Birthday: Jonathan Dayton

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jonathandaytonHappy Birthday director Jonathan Dayton

Born: July 7, 1957 in Alameda County, California, USA

Married to: Valerie Faris

Children, with Valerie Faris: Augusta Forbes Faris Dayton (b. November 16, 1992), and twins James Bailey Dayton and Everett Alfred Dayton (b. September 22, 1995).

 

 

RUBY SPARKS
2012
dir. Jonathan Dayton
Stars:
Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINELittle Miss Sunshine
2006
dir. Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris
Starring
Abigail Breslin
Greg Kinnear

 

Happy Birthday: George Cukor (1899–1983)

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georgecukor.jpgHappy Birthday director George Cukor (1899–1983)

Born: July 7, 1899 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: January 24, 1983 (age 83) in Los Angeles, California, USA

 

 

 

 

Dinner at Eight
1933
dir. Cukor
starring
Marie Dressler
Jean Harlow
Lionel Barrymore		 MOVIEIT SHOULD HAPPEN TO YOU
1954
dir. George Cukor
Starring:
Judy Holliday
Peter Lawford
HOLIDAYHoliday
1938
dir. Cukor
Starring
Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn		 THE WOMEN MOVIE POSTERThe Women
1939
dir. Cukor
Starring
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Rosalind Russell
Gone with the Wind
1939
dir. Victor Fleming
Cukor (uncredited)
starring
Vivien Leigh
Clark Gable		 The Philadelphia StoryThe Philadelphia Story
1940
dir. Cukor
Starring
Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
James Stewart
Adam's RibAdam’s Rib
1949
dir. Cukor
Starring
Katharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy		 MY FAIR LADYMy Fair Lady
1964
dir. Cukor
starring
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
MOVIE POSTERCAMILLE
1936
dir. George Cukor
Stars:
Greta Garbo
Robert Taylor
BORN YESTERDAYBorn Yesterday
1950
dir. George Cukor
Cast
Judy Holliday
Broderick Crawford		 MOVIE POSTERA STAR IS BORN
1954
dir. George Cukor
Stars:
Judy Garland
James Mason

Died Today (July 6th): Director John Frankenheimer

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johnfrankenheimerJohn Frankenheimer (1930–2002)

Born: February 19, 1930 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died: July 6, 2002 (age 72) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Evans Evans (13 December 1963 – 6 July 2002) (his death)
Carolyn Miller (22 September 1954 – 1962) (divorced) (2 children)

When Burt Lancaster walked onto the set the first day of shooting of The Young Savages (1961), he was startled and dismayed to see the camera on the floor, aiming upward. Lancaster had never before worked with a director who used such innovative camera angles. He grew to trust Frankenhiemer, and they made four more films together.

The Manchurian Candidate
1962
dir. Frankenheimer
starring
Frank Sinatra
Laurence Harvey
BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZBirdman of Alcatraz
1962
dir. John Frankenheimer
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Karl Malden

Seven Days in May
1964
dir. Frankenheimer
starring
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas

Died Today (July 5th): Director Leo McCarey

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leomccareyBorn: October 3, 1896 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: July 5, 1969 (age 72) in Santa Monica, California, USA

Leo McCarey: Born in Los Angeles in 1896, McCarey began his career as an assistant director and helming shorts. At this time, he was responsible for the first on-screen pairing of Laurel and Hardy.

Excelling in the comedy genre, he worked with stars from the Marx Brothers to W.C. Fields; Leo later focused on more socially-conscious material.

Nominated for eight Oscars, he won three – two for 1945’s Going My Way (Directing and Writing), and Best Director for 1938’s The Awful Truth. Leo McCarey died in 1969.

An Affair to Remember
1957
dir. McCarey
starring
Grant
Deborah Kerr		 Duck SoupDuck Soup
1933
dir. McCarey
starring
The Marx Bros
The Awful TruthThe Awful Truth
1937
dir. McCarey
starring
Irene Dunne
Grant

 

Happy Birthday: Mike Cahill

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mikecahillHappy Birthday director Mike Cahill

Born: July 5, 1979 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

[on the concept of Another Earth (2011)] I think we were wrestling with the idea of the loneliness of life. You may have great close friends, a great lover or a great family, but there are certain things that you have got to deal with yourself. There’s this inner monologue inside your head.. What if it were externalized?

 

 

PERSECUTED
2014
dir. MIKE CAHILL
Stars:
James Remar
Dean Stockwell

movie posterANOTHER EARTH
2011
dir. Mike Cahill
Stars
Brit Marling
William Mapother

 

Happy Birthday: William Wyler (1902–1981)

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williamwylerHappy Birthday director William Wyler (1902–1981)

Born: July 1, 1902 in Mülhausen, Alsace, Germany [now Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France]

Died: July 27, 1981 (age 79) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Margaret Tallichet (23 October 1938 – 27 July 1981) (his death) (5 children)

Margaret Sullavan (25 November 1934 – 13 March 1936) (divorced)

Known for his rich, honest exploration of people and human behavior, regardless of the scale of the film

The Good Fairy
1935
dir. Wyler
starring
Margaret Sullavan
Frank Morgan
DodsworthDodsworth
1936
dir. Wyler
starring
Walter Huston		 WUTHERING HEIGHTSWuthering Heights
1939
dir. Wyler
Starring
Laurence Olivier
Merle Oberon
The Letter
1940
dir. Wyler
Starring
Bette Davis
Herbert Marshall		 THE LITTLE FOXESThe Little Foxes
1941
dir. William Wyler
Starring
Bette Davis
Teresa Wright		 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVESThe Best Years of our Lives
1946
dir. William Wyler
Starring
Myrna Loy
Fredric Marsh
Dana Andrews		 The HeiressThe Heiress
1949
dir. Wyler
starring
Olivia de Havilland
Montgomery Clift
ROMAN HOLIDAYRoman Holiday
1953
dir. Wyler
Cast
Gregory Peck
Audrey Hepburn		 HOW TO STEAL A MILLIONHow to Steal a Million
1966
dir. Wyler
Starring
Audrey Hepburn
Peter O’Toole		 Funny GirlFunny Girl
1968
dir. Wyler
starring
Barbra Streisand
Omar Sharif

Happy Birthday: Sydney Pollack (1934–2008)

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sydneypollack.jpgHappy Birthday director Sydney Pollack (1934–2008)

Born: July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Died: May 26, 2008 (age 73) in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Claire Griswold (22 September 1958 – 26 May 2008) (his death) (3 children)

Among the 100 best American love movies ranked by American Film Institute in June, 2002, Pollack is the only director credited with two films near the top of list. His The Way We Were (1973) is ranked #6 and Out of Africa (1985) is ranked #13.

THREE DAYS OF CONDORThree Days of Condor
1975
dir. Sydney Pollack
Cast
Robert Redford
Faye Dunaway		 TOOTSIETootsie
1982
dir. Sydney Pollack
Starring
Dustin Hoffman
Lange
OUT OF AFRICAOut of Africa
1985
dir. Pollack
Starring
Meryl Streep
Robert Redford
Havana
1990
dir. Pollack
Starring
Robert Redford
Lena Olin
THE FIRM MOVIE POSTERThe Firm
1993
dir. Pollack
Starring
Tom Cruise
Gene Hackman		 MOVIE POSTERTHE WAY WE WERE
1973
dir. Sydney Pollack
Stars:
Barbra Streisand
Robert Redford

Happy Birthday: Mark Waters

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markwaters.jpgHappy Birthday director Mark Waters

Born: June 30, 1964 in Wyandotte, Michigan, USA

Married to:
Dina Spybey-Waters (10 November 2000 – present)

He is a director and producer, known for Mean Girls (2004), Freaky Friday (2003) and Just Like Heaven (2005). He has been married to Dina Spybey-Waters since November 10, 2000.

 

 

MR POPPERS PENGUINS
dir. Mark Waters
Stars:
Jim Carrey
Carla Gugino
GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST Movie PosterGhosts of Girlfriends Past
2009
Dir. Mark Waters
Starring
McConaughey
Jennifer Garner
Mean Girls
2004
dir. by Mark Waters
starring
Lohan
Tina Fey
Rachel McAdams		 MOVIE POSTERVAMPIRE ACADEMY
2014
dir. Mark Waters
Stars:
Zoey Deutch
Lucy Fry