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Robert Burgess Aldrich (August 9, 1918 – December 5, 1983) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick auteur [1] working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed mainly films noir, war movies, westerns and dark melodramas with Gothic overtones.
Robert Aldrich (1918-1983) Director. Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:37. Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) 3 Videos. 11 Photos. Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures.
Robert Aldrich, American director who earned his reputation with realistic and socially conscious films that were often marked by violence. His notable movies included the classics What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Learn more about Aldrich’s life and career.
August 9, 1918 · Cranston, Rhode Island, USA. Died. December 5, 1983 · Los Angeles, California, USA (kidney failure) Birth name. Robert Burgess Aldrich. Nicknames. Bob. Le Gros Bob. Mini Bio. Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Radio Pictures.
Aug 9, 2018 · Robert Aldrich: 10 essential films. From Kiss Me Deadly to “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?”, Robert Aldrich was behind some of Hollywood’s most sardonic classics. We celebrate 10 of the best.
Jun 15, 2022 · Deep Cuts. Attack (1956): One of Aldrich’s most acidic anti-war films — the U.S. Army was incensed by the script and refused to participate in any way — tells the story of a cowardly ...
Robert Burgess Aldrich was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. An iconoclastic and maverick auteur working in many genres during the Golden Age of Hollywood, he directed mainly films noir, war movies, westerns and dark melodramas with Gothic overtones.
