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Also Known As Donald Siegel
Born October 26, 1912 • Chicago • Illinois
Died April 20, 1991 (aged 78) • California
Notable Works “Charley Varrick” • “Coogan’s Bluff” • “Dirty Harry” • “Escape From Alcatraz” • “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” • “Jinxed!” • “Madigan” • “Riot in Cell Block 11” • “Rough Cut” • “Telefon” • “The Beguiled” • “The Big Steal” • “The Killers” • “The Shootist” • “Two Mules for Sister Sara”

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Don Siegel, wearing a hat and sunglasses, stands beside Clint Eastwood, also in sunglasses and a suit, on the set of the film Dirty Harry with a large studio light overhead.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry stands outdoors aiming a handgun with both hands, wearing a dark suit, in a scene from the 1971 film Dirty Harry.
Ron Howard, Lauren Bacall, and John Wayne stand in a dimly lit room during a scene from the film The Shootist. Howard faces Wayne while Bacall stands between them.
Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry walks down a wet city street holding a gun, with water spraying high from a hydrant behind him, in a scene from the 1971 film Dirty Harry.
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Clint Eastwood wearing a light suit and olive shirt with tie, standing outdoors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Sylvester Stallone poses in a dark suit on the red carpet in front of a backdrop with TIFF, Visa, and Royal Bank logos at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Steven Spielberg
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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
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Film director Robert Altman stands with arms crossed in a yellow jacket and white cap among crew and equipment on the set of Thieves Like Us.
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Sidney Lumet in a tuxedo holds his Honorary Academy Award and smiles backstage at the 77th Annual Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Sidney Lumet
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George Cukor
George Cukor
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Mike Nichols, wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, stands smiling at a podium with a star-shaped award in front of him at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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Arthur Penn looks through a Panavision film camera while directing The Missouri Breaks, wearing a hat and sunglasses on his head.
Arthur Penn
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Film director Blake Edwards, right, holding up a cloth and speaking to actor Peter Sellers, left, on the set of The Pink Panther, with ornate architecture in the background.
Blake Edwards
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Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
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