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Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 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 Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and on the theatre stage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Hutchinson is the largest city and county seat of Reno County, Kansas, west of Kansas City, Missouri, on the Arkansas River. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Ray Mala (1906-1952) is the First Native American Movie Star and is the most prolific film star that the State of Alaska has thus far produced. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, USA, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. ...


Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. The Wizard of Oz (film) redirects here. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ...


For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...


Partial filmography (director)

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Silent Serials
(1926-1929)		 The Silent Flyer • Heroes of the Wild • Isle of Sunken Gold • The Golden Stallion • The Vanishing West • Vultures of the Sea • The Fatal Warning
Part-Sound Serials
(1929)		 The King of the Kongo
All-Sound Serials
(1930-1935)		 The Lone Defender • The Phantom of the West • King of the Wild • The Vanishing Legion • The Galloping Ghost • The Lightning Warrior • The Shadow of the Eagle • The Last of the Mohicans • The Hurricane Express • The Devil Horse • The Whispering Shadow • The Three Musketeers • Fighting with Kit Carson • The Wolf Dog • The Mystery Squadron • The Lost Jungle • Burn 'Em Up Barnes • The Law of the Wild • Mystery Mountain • The Phantom Empire • The Miracle Rider • The Adventures of Rex and Rinty • The Fighting Marines
Actors and Actresses Gene Autry • Edwina Booth • Harry Carey • Frankie Darro • Jack Mulhall • Rin Tin Tin • John Wayne
Stunt Performers Yakima Canutt • Kermit Maynard
Production Crew B. Reeves Easton • Nat Levine • Richard Thorpe • William Witney
See also Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio

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Richard Thorpe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (142 words)
Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director.
Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and on the theatre stage.
Richard thorpe retired from the film business after his 1967 film.
99-1013 -- Thorpe v. Soares -- 05/19/1999 (955 words)
Thorpe's motion as time-barred and for failure to allege facts, which, if true, constituted a justifiable excuse or excusable neglect explaining why his present claims were not raised in his previous motions.
Thorpe spent seeking post-conviction relief because his state habeas corpus petition was deemed untimely for procedural default by both the trial and appellate state courts, and therefore, did not constitute "a properly filed application" for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. Hoggro, 150 F.3D at 1226 n.4.
Thorpe's allegation the district court failed to follow federal and constitution habeas corpus law, we hold summary or conclusory claims are insufficient to establish a constitutional violation.
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