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Happy Birthday: Billy Wilder (1906–2002)

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billywilder.jpgHappy Birthday director Billy Wilder (1906–2002)

Born: June 22, 1906 in Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Sucha Beskidzka, Malopolskie, Poland]

Died: March 27, 2002 (age 95) in West Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Audrey Young (30 June 1949 – 27 March 2002) (his death)

Judith Coppicus (22 December 1936 – 1946) (divorced) (2 children)

BALL OF FIREBall of Fire
1941
dir. Howard Hawks
starring
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
written by Wilder		 the major and the minorThe Major and the Minor
1942
dir. Wilder
starring
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
DoubleIndemityDouble Indemity
1944
dir. by Wilder
starring
Fred MacMurray
Barbara Stanwyck		 THE LOST WEEKENDThe Lost Weekend
1946
dir. Wilder
starring
Ray Milland
Jane Wyman
Sunset Blvd.
1950
dir. Wilder
starring
William Holden
Gloria Swanson		 STALAG 17Stalag 17
1953
dir. Billy Wilder
Cast
Don Taylor
William Holden		 SABRINASabrina
1954
dir. Wilder
starring
Humphrey Bogart
Audrey Hepburn
William Holden		 The Seven Year ItchThe Seven Year Itch
1955
dir. Wilder
Marilyn Monroe
Tom Ewell
Some Like it HotSome Like it Hot
1959
dir. Wilder
Starring
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Lemon		 The Apartment, 1960, dir. Billy Wilder starring Jack Lemon, Shirley MacLaineThe Apartment
1960
dir.Wilder
starring
Jack Lemon
Shirley MacLaine		 One Two ThreeOne Two Three
1961
dir. Wilder
starring
James Cagney
Horst Buchholz		 Sherlock JrIrma la Douche
1963
dir. Wilder
starring
Jack Lemon
Shirley MacLaine
The Fortune CookieThe Fortune Cookie
1966
dir. Wilder
starring
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau

Happy Birthday: Tony Scott (1944–2012)

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tonyscott.jpgHappy Birthday director Tony Scott (1944–2012)

Born: June 21, 1944 in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK

Died: August 19, 2012 (age 68) in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Donna W. Scott (24 November 1994 – 19 August 2012) (his death) (2 children)

TOP CRUISETop Cruise
1986
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Val Kilmer		 DAYS OF THUNDERDays of Thunder
1990
dir. Scott
starring
Tom Cruise
Robert Duvall
MAN ON FIREMan on Fire
2004
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
Dakota Fanning		 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123The Taking of Pelham 123
dir. Scott
Starring
Denzel Washington
John Travolta
movie posterTRUE ROMANCE
1993
dir. Tony Scott
Cast:
Christian Slater
Patricia Arquette		 MOVIE POSTERTHE FAN
1996
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Robert DeNiro
Wesley Snipes
UNSTOPPABLEUNSTOPPABLE
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Chris Pine		 MOVIE POSTERTHE HUNGER
1983
dir. by Tony Scott
Stars:
Catherine Deneuve
David Bowie		 MOVIE POSTERDEJA VU
2006
dir. Tony Scott
Stars:
Denzel Washington
Paula Patton

 

Happy Birthday: Lana Wachowski

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lanawachowskiHappy Birthday director Lana Wachowski

Born: June 21, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MATRIX RELOADEDThe Matrix Reloaded
2003
dir. Larry and Andy Wachowski
Starring
Keanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving

THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONThe Matrix Revolution
2003
dir. Larry and Andy Wachowski
Starring
Keanu Reeves
Hugo Weaving

Speed RacerSpeed Racer
2008
Directed by Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski
Starring
Emile Hirsch
Christina Ricci
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BOUNDBound
1996
dir. Wachowski Bros.
starring
Joe Pantoliano
Gina Gershan
Jennifer Tilly

The MatrixThe Matrix
1999
dir. Wachowski Bros.
starring
Reeves
Carrie-Anne Moss

Happy Birthday: Robert Rodriguez

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robertrodriguezHappy Birthday director Robert Rodriguez

Born: June 20, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, USA

Married to: Elizabeth Avellan (9 July 1990 – 12 April 2008) (divorced) (5 children)

 

 

 

 

DESPERADODesperado
1995
dir. Rodriguez
Starring
Antonio Bandarss
Salma Hayek		 From Dusk Till DawnFrom Dusk Till Dawn
1996
dir. Rodriguez
starring
George Clooney
Quentin Tarantino
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICOOnce Upon a Time in Mexico
2003
dir. Rodriguez
Starring
Antonio Banderas
Salma Hayek
Johnny Depp		 ConstantineSin City
2005
dir. Rodriguez
Frank Miller
starring
Mickey Rourke
Willis
MOVIE POSTERMACHETE KILLS
2013
dir. Robert Rodriguez
Stars:
Danny Trejo
Alexa Vega		 MOVIE POSTERSIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR
2013
dir. Frank Miller
Robert Rodriguez
Stars:
Clive Owen
GRINDHOUSEGrindhouse
2007
dir. Quentin Tarantino
Rodriguez
Starring
Cheech Marin
Kurt Russell		 SHORTS Movie PosterShorts
2009
dir. Robert Rodriguez
Starring
Jimmy Bennett
James Spader		 MOVIE POSTERSPY KIDS 4: All the Time in the World
dir. Robert Rodriguez
Stars:
Jessica Alba
Jeremy Piven

 

Happy Birthday: Bobby Farrelly

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bobbyfarrelly.jpgHappy Birthday director Bobby Farrelly

Born: June 17, 1958 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Married to: Nancy Farrelly (1990 – present) (2 children)

Hall PassHALL PASS
dir. Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Stars:
Owen Wilson
Jason Sudeikis

MOVIE POSTERFEVER PITCH
2005
dir. Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Stars:
Drew Barrymore
Jimmy Fallon

MOVIE POSTERTHE THREE STOOGES
dir. Bobby Farrelly
Peter Farrelly
Stars:
Sean Hayes
Chris Diamantopoulos

MOVIE POSTERTHERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
1998
dir. Farrelly Brothers
Stars:
Ben Stiller
Cameron Diaz

MOVIE POSTERDUMB AND DUMBER
1994
dir. Farrelly Brothers
Stars:
Jim Carrey
Jeff Daniels

MOVIE POSTERTHERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
1998
dir. Farrelly Brothers
Stars:
Ben Stiller
Cameron Diaz

Happy Birthday: Jay Roach

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jayroachHappy Birthday director Jay Roach

Born: June 14, 1957 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Married to: Susanna Hoffs (17 April 1993 – present) (2 children)

AUSTIN POWERS MOVIE POSTERAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
dir. Roach
Starring
Myers
Elizabeth Hurley

Dinner for Schmucks Movie PosterDinner for Schmucks
dir. Jay Roach
Stars
Steve Carell
Paul Rudd

AUSTIN POWERS 2Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
dir. Roach
starring
Myers
Heather Graham

AUSTIN POWERS 3Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
dir. Roach
starring
Myers
Beyonce Knowles
Michael Caine

MOVIE POSTERGAME CHANGE
dir. Jay Roach
Stars:
Julianne Moore
Woody Harrelson

MOVIE POSTERTHE CAMPAIGN
dir. Jay Roach
Stars:
Will Ferrell
Zach Galifianakis