Irving rapper
Irving Rapper (born January 16, 1898 in London , † December 20, 1999 in California ) was a British -American film director .
Life
Rapper emigrated to the United States and initially worked on Broadway while studying at New York University . In 1936 he received a contract with Warner Brothers , where he enjoyed great success over the next two decades. The literary adaptation with one foot in heaven ( One Foot in Heaven ) received in 1941, a nomination to Oscar as "Best Film". For his 1944 film The Adventures of Mark Twain ( The Adventures of Mark Twain ) rapper worked with the American writer Harold Sherman , who wrote the screenplay.
The film, directed by Rappers, Red Dust ( The Brave One ) won an Oscar for "Best Original Story," written by Dalton Trumbo , at the 1957 Academy Awards . The film also received a nomination in the categories "Best Editing" and "Best Sound".
Rapper's works, which did not have great success after 1958, are described as "tending towards the theatrical", whereby he was "like no other able to stage the acting skills of his actors in a nuanced way".
Filmography
- 1940: Hell, where is your victory? ( All This, and Heaven Too ) Dialogue director and assistant director
- 1941: With one foot in heaven ( One foot in heaven )
- 1942: The Gaylords ( The Gay Sisters )
- 1942: Journey from the Past ( Now, Voyager )
- 1944: The Adventures of Mark Twain ( The Adventures of Mark Twain )
- 1945: The green grain ( The Corn is Green )
- 1945: Rhapsody in Blue ( Rhapsody in Blue ); Biography of George Gershwin
- 1946: Deceptive passion (Deception)
- 1950: The Glass Menagerie (The Glass Menagerie)
- 1951: Gift for the other ( Another man's poison )
- 1953: The Spicy Years of a Woman ( Forever female )
- 1956: Roter Staub ( The Brave One )
- 1958: The Love of Marjorie Morningstar (Marjorie Morningstar) ; based on the novel by Herman Wouk
- 1959: The Madonna with the Two Faces ( The miracle )
- 1961: Constantine the Great (Costantino il grande)
- 1961: Pontius Pilatus - governor of horror ( Ponzio Pilato )
- 1978: The Colson Affair ( Born again )
Web links
- Irving Rapper in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Irving Rapper on Turner Classic Movies (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irving Rapper ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at movies.amctv.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapper, Irving |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-American film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1999 |
| Place of death | California |