Robert Mulligan

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Robert Mulligan,
around 1991

Robert Mulligan (born August 23, 1925 in New York City , † December 20, 2008 in Lyme , Connecticut ) was an American film director .

Life

Mulligan was born and raised in the Bronx , New York . He initially wanted to be a priest , but then studied telecommunications at Fordham University . During World War II he was a radio operator with the US Marines . After the war, he worked briefly on the editorial staff of the New York Times , then moved to CBS and rose from the delivery boy to the production director of television series such as Suspense (1949–1954) and Playhouse 90 (1956–1961).

In 1957 he worked with his future partner Alan J. Pakula for the first time in Fear Strikes Out ( The Night Knows No Shadows ). In 1962 they founded the “Pakula-Mulligan Productions”, whose first production, To Kill a Mockingbird ( Who disturbs the nightingale ) with Gregory Peck , was a direct hit. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards (including Mulligan for Best Director) and three awards (including Peck for Best Actor). Mulligan's films in the 1960s were primarily emotional character studies, including two works with Steve McQueen . In 1969, Mulligan separated from Pakula and started making films in a wide variety of genres . This is how the melancholy drama Summer of '42 came about in 1971 , the horror shocker The Other in 1972 , and the cinematic adaptation of the play Same Time, Next Year in 1978 . Mulligan's last film was the 1991 film The Man on the Moon starring Sam Waterston . His brother Richard Mulligan (1932-2000) was an actor.

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SURNAME Mulligan, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film director
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx , New York City
DATE OF DEATH December 20, 2008
Place of death Lyme (Connecticut)