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Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick auteur [1] working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed mainly films noir, war movies, westerns and dark melodramas with Gothic overtones.
Robert Aldrich, American director who earned his reputation with realistic and socially conscious films that were often marked by violence. His notable movies included the classics What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Learn more about Aldrich’s life and career.
Robert Aldrich. Director: Emperor of the North. Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures. He soon worked his way up to script clerk, then became an assistant director, a production manager and an associate producer.
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May 21, 2002 · The critical reputation of Robert Aldrich, scion of the Eastern establishment and graduate of the best finishing schools in Hollywood, burst out of Europe with la politique des auteurs.
Robert Aldrich. Director: Emperor of the North. Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures. He soon worked his way up to script clerk, then became an assistant director, a production manager and an associate producer.
Robert Burgess Aldrich was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick auteur working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed mainly films noir, war movies, westerns and dark melodramas with Gothic overtones.
Aug 9, 2018 · From Kiss Me Deadly to “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, Robert Aldrich was behind some of Hollywood’s most sardonic classics. We celebrate 10 of the best.
Robert Aldrich "His best work focuses on violence, brutality and corruption, notably the nihilistic noir Kiss Me Deadly (1955) and the explosive war film The Dirty Dozen (1967). Aldrich's dynamic visual style and probing camera movements effectively evoke an unstable, disorderly world."
Robert Aldrich left a family fortune for a rough and tumble career in Hollywood. He became an industry leader, president of the Guild, and made some very good movies--and one masterpiece. BY DAVID THOMSON
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Apr 30, 2021 · Robert Aldrich, one of most underrated yet most accomplished directors in hollywood history, goes under the microscope in this Instant Expert's Guide
