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May 5, 2024 · John Badham is an American director (and now film professor) who directed 16 features between the late 1970s and '90s. After landing a job in the Universal mail room, he got his start directing ...
Jul 20, 1979 · Dracula: Directed by John Badham. With Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan. In 1913, the charming, seductive and sinister vampire Count Dracula travels to England in search of an immortal bride.
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Born in England, John Badham became a naturalized American citizen at the age of seven. He received a BA and MFA at Yale University, which he attended before and after his military service. He worked his way up the professional ladder at Universal Studios; his first directorial assignments included the trailers (or coming-attraction reels) of the studio's features.
John Badham (April 1, 1937 – December 8, 2016) was a Canadian sportscaster and radio announcer. He did play-by-play commentary for five Canadian Football League teams for 22 seasons and announced at 24 Grey Cups. He also covered the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics for CBC Sports, and later worked for radio stations in ...
May 5, 2012 · John Badham's involvement with a cross-section of entertainment and the American military didn't start with WarGames. His father was a U.S. Army General and John was actually born in London, where ...
director John Badham looks back 40 years. By Iain Blair. English-born director/producer John Badham had never even been to Brooklyn, and admits that he “also didn’t know much about disco and dancing” when he took on the job of directing Saturday Night Fever. But that didn’t stop him from capturing the colorful street life of the gritty ...
Sep 5, 2013 · John Badham, director of film favorites such as “Saturday Night Fever,” “Wargames” and “Stakeout,” over a dozen other films and many more television shows, is coming out with a new ...
