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Encyclopedia > Don Siegel

Don Siegel (October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American film director. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... See also: 1911 in film 1912 1913 in film years in film film Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, formed a new company, Keystone Studios, that played an important role in developing slapstick comedy. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... This is a list of film-related events in 1991. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...


Born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge and found work in Warner Brothers film library, rising to become head of the Montage Department. In 1945 two shorts he directed, Hitler Lives? and A Star in the Night, won Academy Awards, which launched his career as a feature director. Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... There are at least two instutions bearing the name Jesus College. ... Warner Bros. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...


He directed whatever material came his way, often transcending the limitations of budget and script to produce interesting and adept works. He worked well with Steve McQueen in Hell Is for Heroes and Lee Marvin in the influential The Killers (1964) before a series of films with Clint Eastwood that were successful on both an artistic and commercial level. He was a considerable influence on Eastwood's own career as a director. Steve McQueen in The Great Escape Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor. ... Hell Is for Heroes is a film released by Paramount Pictures in 1962. ... Lee Marvin, (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. ... The Killers, sometimes called Ernest Hemingways The Killers, released by Universal Studios in 1964, was Hollywoods second adaptation of the Hemingway short story. ... // Events January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove is released. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ...


He was briefly married to the actress Viveca Lindfors, by whom he had a son Kristoffer Tabori. Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 - October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage and film actress. ...


He died at the age of 78 from cancer in Los Angeles, California, survived by his son. Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...


Filmography

The Verdict is a 1982 film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is actually doing the right thing. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Big Steal is a 1949 black-and-white film noir/comedy reteaming Out of the Past stars Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Private Hell 36 is a 1954 black-and-white film considered film noir. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1956 science fiction film. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lester J. Gillis, a. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lineup is a 1958 film directed by Don Siegel. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flaming Star is the title of a 1960 Elvis Presley film in the Western genre. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Hell Is for Heroes is a film released by Paramount Pictures in 1962. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... The Killers, sometimes called Ernest Hemingways The Killers, released by Universal Studios in 1964, was Hollywoods second adaptation of the Hemingway short story. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Hanged Man (XII) The Hanged Man (XII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Motion picture Coogans Bluff is the title of a 1968 film starring Clint Eastwood and directed by Don Siegel. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Madigan is a 1968 crime-drama film directed by Don Siegel and starring Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Two Mules for Sister Sara is a western movie starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Beguiled is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Movie poster for Charlie Varrick Charley Varrick is a 1973 crime film directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau, Andrew Robinson and Joe Don Baker. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... The Black Windmill is a British spy thriller released in 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... The Shootist (1976) is the story of J.B. Brooks (John Wayne), an aging gunfighter who is struggling with terminal stomach cancer. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Telefon is a 1975 novel by Walter Wager with a mind control theme. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Rough Cut (1980). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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The Films of Don Siegel (2639 words)
Siegel's films emerged after the main run of semi-documentary films had come to an end in the early 1950's.
Siegel's films in turn seem to be a principal model for the American TV crime shows of the 1970's.
Siegel creates a similar horizontal-zoned effect, in the earlier scene outside the bar, where the cops think the bad guy might be hiding.
Don Siegel (4695 words)
Yet one of the fascinations of Don Siegel's films has been their consistent ability to provoke debate, at the same time as skilfully delivering the pleasures required of the action genres (war, thriller, western and so forth) in which he regularly worked.
Don Siegel's long career can, in many ways, be seen to exemplify the historically changing role of the director in American cinema, its phases reflecting the industry's shifting structures.
The editing of Siegel's films is always in accord with the style of shooting and the requirements of narrative and genre.
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