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- Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.
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Martha Coolidge (born August 17, 1946) is an American film director and former President of the Directors Guild of America. She has directed such films as Valley Girl, Real Genius and Rambling Rose.
Director: Valley Girl. Martha Patterson Coolidge was born on August 17, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut. She studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, but changed majors, becoming the first film major at the school.
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Martha Coolidge. Director: Valley Girl. Martha Patterson Coolidge was born on August 17, 1946 in New Haven Connecticut. She studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design, but changed majors, becoming the first film major at the school.
- August 17, 1946
Apr 23, 2024 · Martha Coolidge, American filmmaker who achieved commercial success directing movies often underlain by a feminist perspective. Her notable films included Valley Girl, Real Genius, and Angie. She also occasionally directed episodes of TV shows. Learn more about Coolidge’s life and work.
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Jul 26, 2019 · This time that awesomeness is Martha Coolidge. She is probably best known to '80s fans as the director of Valley Girl (1983) and Real Genius (1985). She was a trailblazer by becoming a female director of feature films at a time when that was almost unheard of.
May 22, 2022 · Martha Coolidge is an American filmmaker who achieved commercial success directing films often underlain by a feminist perspective. Coolidge’s father was a professor of architecture at Yale ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Made nearly half a century ago and long hiding in plain sight, Martha Coolidge’s “Not a Pretty Picture” is at once an autobiographical documentary, a Pirandellian psychodrama, an acting...
