For the London Irish rugby union player, see Richard Thorpe (rugby player). For the British Army regiment see London Irish Rifles London Irish (also known as The Exiles) is an English Rugby Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Richard Thorpe born 1 November, 1984 in Beckenham, Kent, England is a Rugby union player for London Irish in
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Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and on the theatre stage. Hutchinson is the largest city in and the County seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, northwest of Wichita, on the Arkansas Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 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. 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 After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of
Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s 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. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning 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. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Partial filmography (director)
- Rarin' to Go (1924)
- Gold and Grit (1925)
- Deuce High (1926)
- The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
- Ride 'em High (1927)
- Desperate Courage (1928)
- Vultures of the Sea (1928)
- The Vanishing West (1928)
- The Fatal Warning (1929)
- The King of the Kongo (1929)
- The Utah Kid (1930)
- The Lady From Nowhere (1931)
- Slightly Married (1932)
- Notorious But Nice (1933)
- Green Eyes (1934)
- Secret of the Chateau (1934)
- Last of the Pagans (1935)
- Strange Wives (1935)
- Tarzan Escapes (1936) with Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
- Dangerous Number (1937)
- The Crowd Roars (1938) with Robert Taylor, Edward Arnold, Frank Morgan, and Maureen O'Sullivan
- Man-Proof (1938) with Myrna Loy, Franchot Tone, Rosalind Russell, and Walter Pidgeon
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) with Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, and William Frawley
- 20 Mule Team (1940) with Wallace Beery
- Wyoming (1940) with Wallace Beery
- Barnacle Bill (1941) with Wallace Beery
- The Bad Man (1941) with Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Ronald Reagan
- Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) with Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan
- White Cargo (1942) with Hedy Lamarr as Tondelayo
- Above Suspicion (1943)
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1945) with William Powell and Myrna Loy
- Thrill of a Romance (1945) with Esther Williams
- Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) with Hedy Lamarr and Robert Walker
- This Time for Keeps (1947) with Esther Williams and Jimmy Durante
- On an Island with You (1948) with Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, and Jimmy Durante
- A Date With Judy (1948) with Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor
- Malaya (1949) with Spencer Tracy and James Stewart
- Big Jack (1949) with Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, Marjorie Main, and Edward Arnold
- Challenge to Lassie (1949) with Donald Crisp and Alan Napier
- Black Hand (1950) with Gene Kelly
- Three Little Words (1950) with Fred Astaire and Red Skelton
- The Unknown Man (1951) with Walter Pidgeon
- Vengeance Valley (1951) with Burt Lancaster
- Carbine Williams (1952) with James Stewart
- Ivanhoe (1952) with Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, and Joan Fontaine
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) with Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, and James Mason
- The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) with Elizabeth Taylor, Fernando Lamas, and William Powell
- Knights of the Round Table (1953) with Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner
- All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) with Robert Taylor and Stewart Granger
- Athena (1954) with Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds
- The Student Prince (1954), based on the famous operetta, with Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, and the singing voice of Mario Lanza. The Meddlin' Stranger is a 1927 Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and featuring Boris Karloff. Vultures of the Sea is a 1928 adventure Film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The Vanishing West is a 1928 Western Film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. The Fatal Warning is a 1929 mystery Film serial directed by Richard Thorpe. For the 1952 Columbia serial see King of the Congo, and for other uses please see Congo. The Utah Kid is a 1930 Western film directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Rex Lease and featuring Boris Karloff. Tarzan Escapes is a Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to;Arts Robert Taylor (actor at the top (he is the most linked-to of the people on this page --> Edward Arnold ( February 18, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American Actor. Frank Morgan ( June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949) was an American Character actor best known for his portrayal of the title Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. Franchot Tone ( February 27, 1905 &ndash September 18, 1968) was an American Actor. Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a 1939 film adaptation of Mark Twain 's classic novel of the same name, starring Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule Jr; September 23, 1920) is an American Film Actor and Entertainer whose Walter Connolly (April 8 &ndashMay 28) was an American Character actor who appeared in almost fifty films between and. William Clement Frawley ( February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American stage Entertainer, screen Twenty Mule Team (aka 20 Mule Team) is a 1940 Western film about Arizona Borax miners starring Wallace Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Wyoming is a 1940 western film starring Wallace Beery. The movie was directed by Richard Thorpe. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Barnacle Bill is a 1941 film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known The Bad Man is a 1941 Western film starring Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, and Ronald Reagan. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio Laraine Day ( October 13 1920 &ndash November 10 2007) was an American actress. Tarzan's New York Adventure is a 1942 film the sixth Tarzan film to feature actors Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland White Cargo ( 1942) is a film starring Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress Above Suspicion ( 1943) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Joan Crawford, Fred MacMurray, and Basil The Thin Man Goes Home is a 1944 Motion picture directed by Richard Thorpe. William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. For the Fijian academic business woman see Esther Williams (academic Esther Jane Williams (born August 8 1921 is a retired Her Highness and the Bellboy was a 1945 film starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Walker. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress Robert Hudson Walker ( October 13 1918 &ndash August 28 1951) was an American Actor. This Time for Keeps is a Musical film and a romantic comedy released in the United States on October 17, 1947 and produced by For the Fijian academic business woman see Esther Williams (academic Esther Jane Williams (born August 8 1921 is a retired For the Fijian academic business woman see Esther Williams (academic Esther Jane Williams (born August 8 1921 is a retired Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law A Date With Judy is a 1948 musical film starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, and Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Richard Thorpe Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Malaya is a 1949 War film starring Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, John Hodiak, Valentina Cortese, Lionel Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Big Jack is a 1949 film starring Wallace Beery, Richard Conte, and Marjorie Main. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known Richard Conte ( March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American Actor who appeared in films such as I'll Marjorie Main ( February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an Oscar -nominated American character actress, perhaps Edward Arnold ( February 18, 1890 – April 26, 1956) was an American Actor. Challenge to Lassie is an American drama directed by Richard Thorpe and released October 31 1949 by MGM Studios. Donald George Crisp ( July 27, 1882 &ndash May 25, 1974) was an Academy Award winning English film Actor Alan Napier (born Alan W Napier-Clavering; 7 January 1903 &ndash 8 August 1988 was an English character actor Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director Three Little Words ( 1950) is a Hollywood Musical film biography of the Tin Pan Alley songwriting partnership of Kalmar and Ruby and stars Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton ( July 18, 1913 &ndash September 17, 1997) was an American comedian who was best known as a top The Unknown Man is a 1951 courtroom drama film starring Walter Pidgeon. Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived Vengeance Valley is a 1951 film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel by Luke Short. Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique Carbine Williams is a 1952 American Drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart. James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Ivanhoe is a 1952 historical film made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Pandro S Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to;Arts Robert Taylor (actor at the top (he is the most linked-to of the people on this page --> Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Joan Fontaine (born October 22, 1917) is an Academy Award -winning British Actress in American films The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film Stewart Granger ( May 6, 1913 &ndash August 16, 1993) born James Lablache Stewart, was an English film Actor Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born William Horatio Powell ( July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated American actor noted Knights of the Round Table is a 1954 historical film made by MGM. Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to;Arts Robert Taylor (actor at the top (he is the most linked-to of the people on this page --> Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress All the Brothers Were Valiant is a 1953 adventure Drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM Robert Taylor or Bob Taylor may refer to;Arts Robert Taylor (actor at the top (he is the most linked-to of the people on this page --> Stewart Granger ( May 6, 1913 &ndash August 16, 1993) born James Lablache Stewart, was an English film Actor Athena is a romantic musical comedy released on 4 November 1954 by MGM. Jane Powell (born April 1 1929) is an American Singer, dancer and actress. Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, Singer This article is about the musical film For other uses see Student Prince The Student Prince was a popular 1954 Cinemascope Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928) is an Oscar-nominated American actress and Singer, often cast in Hollywood Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (b December 19 1924, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England) is an Italian -based WikipediaWikiProject_Opera#Infoboxes --> Mario Lanza ( January 31, 1921 &ndash October 7 1959
- The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) with Robert Taylor and Robert Morley
- Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957) with Robert Taylor and Dorothy Malone
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) with Dean Martin (Martin's first non-Martin and Lewis movie)
- Jailhouse Rock (1957) with Elvis Presley
- Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) with Robert Taylor and Anthony Newley
- The House of the Seven Hawks (1959) with Robert Taylor
- The Honeymoon Machine (1961) with Steve McQueen
- The Tartars (1961)
- The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) with Jim Hutton and Paula Prentiss
- Follow the Boys (1963)
- Fun in Acapulco (1963) with Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress
- The Golden Head (1964) with George Sanders and Buddy Hackett
- The Truth About Spring (1964)
- That Funny Feeling (1965) with Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, and Donald O'Connor
- The Last Challenge (1967)
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