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Robert Aldrich: Quick Facts

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Born August 9, 1918 • Cranston • Rhode Island
Died December 5, 1983 (aged 65) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “…All the Marbles” • “Apache” • “Attack!” • “Autumn Leaves” • “Emperor of the North Pole” • “Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte” • “Hustle” • “Kiss Me Deadly” • “The Big Knife” • “The Dirty Dozen” • “The Flight of the Phoenix” • “The Longest Yard” • “Ulzana’s Raid” • “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”

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Director Robert Aldrich stands on a sandy set gesturing as he speaks with actress Barrie Chase, who is in costume, during filming of The Flight of the Phoenix.
Bette Davis as Baby Jane Hudson stands after slapping Joan Crawford as Blanche Hudson, who sits in a wheelchair, in a dramatic scene from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962).
Lee Marvin, in military uniform and jacket, stands with arms outstretched in a scene from The Dirty Dozen, surrounded by women in 1960s attire.
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