Are Howard Hughes and Gregory Ratoff both film directors?
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Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American businessman, investor, pilot, film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. He first made a name for himself as a film producer, and then became an influential figure in the aviation industry. Later in life, he became known for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle—oddities that were caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic pain from a plane crash.
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Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff (c. April 20, 1893 – December 14, 1960) was a Russian-born American film director, actor and producer. His most famous role as an actor was as producer Max Fabian in "All About Eve" (1950).
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Jean Peters Elizabeth Jean Peters (October 15, 1926 – October 13, 2000) was an American actress, known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in "Pickup on South Street" (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.
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We're No Angels (1955 film) We're No Angels is a 1955 Christmas comedy film starring an ensemble cast of Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov, Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett, Basil Rathbone, and Leo G. Carroll. Shot in both VistaVision and Technicolor, the Paramount Studios production was directed by Michael Curtiz, who had directed Bogart in "Casablanca" when both were under contract to Warner Brothers. It is one of Bogart's rare comedies.
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Noah Dietrich Noah Dietrich (February 28, 1889 – February 15, 1982) was the chief executive officer of the Howard Hughes business empire from 1925 to 1957.According to his own memoirs, he left the Hughes operation over a dispute involving putting more of his income on a capital gains basis. The manuscript of his eventual memoir, "", may have been a key, if inadvertent, source of novelist Clifford Irving's infamous fake autobiography of Hughes.
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Robin Lovejoy Robin Lovejoy (1923–85) was an Australian director, actor and designer best known for his work on television and in theatre. He was one of Australia's leading theatre directors of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Monkey Business (1952 film) Monkey Business is a 1952 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Ben Hecht, which stars Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, and Marilyn Monroe. To avoid confusion with the famous 1931 Marx Brothers film of the same name, this film is sometimes referred to as Howard Hawks' Monkey Business.
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Richard Pacheco Richard Pacheco (born Howard Marc Gordon; May 5, 1948) is an American former pornographic film and video actor, writer and director who retired from the X-rated business in the mid-1980s.
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The Rats (2002 film) The Rats is a 2002 made-for-TV horror film, written by Frank Deasy and directed by John Lafia It is about a clan of rats in New York City transformed, as part of a DNA research trial, into man-eating killers who take over a Manhattan department store and threaten to overrun New York City. It was known as "The Colony" before it was released. Originally, intended to be aired on September 11, 2001, its released was delayed after the September 11 attacks.
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Howard Kazanjian Howard G. Kazanjian (born July 26, 1942) is an American film producer known for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Return of the Jedi". Kazanjian is also a former 8-year Vice President of Lucasfilm, Ltd., and a published non-fiction author.
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Leo Howard Leo Richard Howard (born July 13, 1997) is an American actor and martial artist. He began his acting career at the age of seven, Howard is known for incorporating his karate skills into his feature film and television roles; as "Young Snake-Eyes" in the 2009 action film, "", as "Young Conan" in the 2011 fantasy film, "Conan the Barbarian", and as "Jack" on the Disney XD comedy series, "Kickin' It". Howard was certified as the youngest TV director ever by the Guinness World Records for his work on the episode "Fight at the Museum" in the fourth season of the "Kickin' It" TV series at age 16.
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Basil Hoffman Basil Harry Hoffman (born January 18, 1938) is an American actor. He has had a film and TV career spanning five decades mostly in supporting roles. He has starred in films with many award-winning directors, including Alan Pakula and Robert Redford. He has also authored two books about acting, including "Acting and How to Be Good at It".
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Far and Away Far and Away is a 1992 American epic romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. The cinematographer was Mikael Salomon, and the music score was done by John Williams. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
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Billy Two Hats Billy Two Hats is a 1974 Western film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Gregory Peck, Jack Warden and Desi Arnaz, Jr.
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Mr. Nice Mr Nice (US title Mr. Nice) is a 2010 British-Spanish crime-drama. Directed by Bernard Rose, "Mr Nice" is in part a biopic due to it being a loose film adaptation of "Mr Nice", the 1997 cult autobiography by Howard Marks. The film features an ensemble cast starring Rhys Ifans as Howard Marks (with Marks himself giving Ifans instruction), along with David Thewlis, Omid Djalili and Jack Huston, with Crispin Glover and Chloë Sevigny.
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The Las Vegas Story (film) The Las Vegas Story is a 1952 suspense film noir starring Jane Russell and Victor Mature, directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Robert Sparks and Howard Hughes with Samuel Bischoff as the executive producer.
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Gregory Mosher Gregory Mosher (born 1949) is a longtime director and producer of stage productions at the Lincoln Center and Goodman Theatres, on and off-Broadway, at the Royal National Theatre, and in the West End. He is also a film director and television director, producer, and writer. He is currently a professor at Columbia University.
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris, based on the novel "Mutiny on the Bounty" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.
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Passkey to Danger Passkey to Danger is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and written by O'Leta Rhinehart and William Hagens. The film stars Kane Richmond, Stephanie Bachelor, Adele Mara, Gregory Gaye, Gerald Mohr and John Eldredge. The film was released on May 11, 1946, by Republic Pictures.
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Gregory Erdstein Gregory Erdstein is an Australian film director and writer.
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John Howard (American actor) John Howard (April 14, 1913 – February 19, 1995) was an American actor noted for his work in both film and television.
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Hot Dogs for Gauguin Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972) is a short film written and directed by Martin Brest, then a film student at New York University. The comedy features Danny DeVito in his film debut.