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Born March 2, 1914 • New York City • New York
Died December 8, 1990 (aged 76) • Santa Monica • California
Notable Works “Hombre” • “Hud” • “The Spy Who Came In from the Cold”

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Hud
Richard Burton as Alec Leamas, with a bandaged head, clings to the Berlin Wall during the climactic scene in the film The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
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Orson Welles
Orson Welles
American actor, director, and writer
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
American filmmaker
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
American director, producer, and actor
Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
Mel Brooks
American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
American director, critic, and actor
Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.
Barbra Streisand
American singer and actress
Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.
Amy Poehler
American comedian and actress
Tyler Perry wearing a black suit and white shirt, holding an award and posing in front of a step and repeat backdrop at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Tyler Perry
American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
South Park
Trey Parker
American screenwriter, actor, and producer
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Lois Weber
American actress, producer, and director
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John Houseman
American actor and producer
Raymond Massey.
Raymond Massey
Canadian-American actor, director, and producer
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Robert Lepage
Canadian writer, director, designer, and actor
Hamlet (1948)
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director, writer, and producer
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
English actor, director, writer, and humanitarian
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
British actor and director
Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
French actor and director
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Judith Malina
American theater director and actress