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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. 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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- Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Robert Aldrich was a prolific and versatile director who made films in various genres, often with a subversive undertone. He directed classics such as Kiss Me Deadly, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and The Dirty Dozen, and was a nephew of John D. Rockefeller Jr.
- August 9, 1918
- December 5, 1983
Robert Aldrich, (born Aug. 9, 1918, Cranston, R.I., U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1983, Los Angeles, Calif.), U.S. film director and producer. He held various jobs at RKO from 1941, working under such directors as Jean Renoir and Charlie Chaplin.
May 21, 2002 · Robert Aldrich was a versatile and influential American director who made films ranging from noir to westerns, from social dramas to war epics. He was known for his characters' struggle for self-determination, his cynical and idealistic vision, and his union activism.
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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.
