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Encyclopedia > Rex Ingram (director)
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram (January 12, 1893July 21, 1950) was a film director, producer, writer and actor. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (434 × 665 pixels, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Date Unknown Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this image) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (434 × 665 pixels, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Date Unknown Author Unknown Permission (Reusing this image) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock in Dublin, Ireland, the son of a clergyman. He was educated at Saint Columba's College, near Rathfarnam, County Dublin. He spent most of his adolescent life living in the Old Rectory, Kinnity, Birr, County Offaly where his father was The Church of Ireland rector. He emigrated to the United States in 1911. His brother Francis Clere Hitchcock went on to join the English army and fought during World War I where he was awarded the military cross and rose to the rank of Colonel. Ingram studied sculpture at the Yale University School of Art, but soon moved into film. First taking acting work from 1913 and then writing, producing and directing. His first work as producer-director was in 1916 on the romantic drama The Great Problem. He worked for Edison Studios, Fox Film Corporation, Vitagraph Studios, and then MGM, directing mainly action or supernatural films. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... Kinnitty (Irish: Ceann Eitigh) is a village in County Offaly, Republic of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Tullamore Code: OY Area: 1,999 km² Population (2006) 70,604 Website: www. ... The Church of Ireland (Irish: ) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Yale redirects here. ... The Black Maria (pronounced b. ... The Fox Film Corporation was an American company which produced motion pictures, formed in 1915 when founder William Fox merged two companies he had established in 1913: Greater New York Film Rental, a distribution firm, which was part of the Independents; and Fox (or Box, depending on the source) Office... American Vitagraph was a United States movie studio, founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 and bought by Warner Brothers in 1925. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...


He married twice, first to actress Doris Pawn in 1917 that ended in divorce in 1920. He then married Alice Terry in 1921 with whom he remained for the rest of his life. In 1925 Ingram co-directed (with Fred Niblo)the hugely successful Ben-Hur epic, filming parts of it in Italy. He and his wife decided to move to the French Riviera where they set up a small studio in Nice and made several films on location in North Africa, Spain, and Italy for MGM and others. Doris Pawn (December 29, 1894 - March 30, 1988) was an actress in silent motion pictures. ... Alice Terry (July 29, 1899 - December 22, 1987) was an American actress. ... Fred Niblo (born January 6, 1874 - died November 11, 1948) was an American pioneer film actor, director and producer. ... Ben-Hur is the second silent film, and first feature-length version, based on the novel Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace. ... The Quai des États-Unis in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Alpes-Maritimes (06) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Statistics Land area¹ 71. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...


Amongst others to work for Ingram at MGM lot on the Riviera during this period was the young Michael Powell, who later went on to direct (with Emric Pressburger) 'The Red Shoes and other classics. By Powell's own account Ingram was a major influence on him. Indeed Ingram's influence on Powell's later work can be detected, especially in its themes in illusion, dreaming, magic and the surreal.


Unimpressed with sound, Rex Ingram made only one talkie, Baroud, filmed for Gaumont British Pictures in Morocco. The film was a not a commercial success and Ingram left the film business, returning to Los Angeles to work as a sculptor and writer. A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... Gaumont is a French film production company and is the worlds oldest film company. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...


Rex Ingram's films were considered by many comtempory directors to be artistic and skillful, with an imaginative and bold visual style. In 1949, the Directors Guild of America bestowed an Honorary Life Member Award on him. For his contribution to the motion picture industry he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1651 Vine Street. Director Guild of America building on Sunset Boulevard. ... Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...


He wrote two novels, Mars in the House of Death and The Legion Advances.


Rex Ingram died in 1950 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Gates of Forest Lawn Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ...


Filmography

Violet Mersereau Broken Fetters was a 1916 American silent short comedy written and directed by Rex Ingram. ... Black Orchids is a Nero Wolfe double mystery by Rex Stout published in 1942 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. ... For the California unincorporated community, see Shore Acres, California. ... The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was a 1921 silent movie produced by Metro Pictures Corporation, directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Pomeroy Cannon, Josef Swickard and Alice Terry. ... Scaramouche is a 1923 film based on the novel Scaramouche. ... Mare Nostrum (1926) is a silent film set during World War I. Production The young Michael Powell worked as an apprentice grip on the film, having been introduced by set-designer Harry Lachman. ... The Magician is a 1926 horror film directed by Rex Ingram about a magicians efforts to acquire the blood of a virgin for his experiments to create life. ... Garden of Allah can refer to: A nickname for the Sahara desert Garden of Allah (cabaret) Garden of Allah (film) a song by Don Henley Garden of Allah (building) a famous apartment complex in West Hollywood, California Category: ...

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Rex Ingram (director) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (349 words)
Rex Ingram (January 12, 1893 – July 21, 1950) was a film director, producer, writer and actor.
Rex Ingram's films were considered by many comtempory directors to be artistic and skillful, with an imaginative and bold visual style.
Rex Ingram died in 1950 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
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