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Spring 2010. Going for Broke. Robert Aldrich left a family fortune for a rough and tumble career in Hollywood. He became an industry leader, president of the Guild, and made some very good movies--and one masterpiece.
Robert Aldrich, (born Aug. 9, 1918, Cranston, R.I., U.S.—died Dec. 5, 1983, Los Angeles, Calif.), U.S. film director and producer.He held various jobs at RKO from ...
Robert Aldrich (born on this date in 1918) had a lot of success in his career, made a lot of movies, did very well at the box office by and large, and left a legacy of films that will continually be rediscovered by new generations.
May 21, 2002 · Endnotes. Aldrich quoted in David Sterritt, “Films.” Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, California Living Magazine, May 30, 1976, p.4. Abraham Polonsky speaking at the Directors Guild of America memorial for Aldrich, December 7, 1983.
Dec 7, 1983 · Robert Aldrich, who scorned his family's banking empire to chronicle a cavalcade of misfits as a film director, died of kidney failure Monday at his home in Los Angeles.
Robert Aldrich was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his gritty, realistic approach to filmmaking. He directed a number of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films throughout his career, including several that are considered classics of their respective genres.
Robert Aldrich FAHA FASSA (born July 29, 1954, in New York) is an Australian historian and writer. Aldrich is a Professor of European History, he teaches and researches modern European and colonial history, including the history of France since the Revolution, the history of the French and British overseas empires, the history of 'sites of memory' and the history of gender and sexuality.
