Andrew L. Stone

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Andrew L. Stone (born July 16, 1902 in Oakland , California , † June 9, 1999 in Los Angeles , California) was an American film director.

Live and act

Andrew L. Stone's film career began with lab and prop jobs. After his first directorial assignment in 1927, he worked in the production area for years before he started working regularly as a director again from 1937. Stone has staged biographies of musicians several times, but his work also includes thrillers and disaster films such as Hell's Ride . Stone made most of his films with a production company he founded.

Stone was nominated for an Oscar in 1957 for his screenplay for Murder in the Clouds .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1937: The Girl Said No - also production
  • 1939: Three-quarter time on Broadway ( The Great Victor Herbert ) - also production
  • 1941: There's magic in music - also production
  • 1943: The Dancer on the Steps ( Stormy weather )
  • 1943: Hi Diddle Diddle
  • 1944: Sensations for Millions ( Sensations of 1945 ) - also production
  • 1950: The Panther ( Highway 301 ) - also screenplay
  • 1952: The Steel Trap - also screenplay
  • 1955: The Night holds Terror - also screenplay and production
  • 1957: Murder in the Clouds ( Julie ) - also screenplay
  • 1958: In brutal hands ( Cry Terror ) - also production and screenplay
  • 1958: Murderers on Board ( The Decks ran red ) - also screenplay and production
  • 1960: Höllenfahrt ( The last Voyage ) - also production and screenplay
  • 1961: Firestorm - also production and script
  • 1964: In the clutches of the black spider ( The Secret of my Success ) - also screenplay
  • 1970 Song of Norway - also screenplay
  • 1972: The Great Waltz - also screenplay and production

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 7: R - T. Robert Ryan - Lily Tomlin. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 515.
personal data
SURNAME Stone, Andrew L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland , California
DATE OF DEATH June 9, 1999
Place of death Los Angeles , California