The Birth of a Nation
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Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh.
- Founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- December 31, 1980 (aged 93), Simi Valley, California, U.S.
- Albert Edward Walsh, March 11, 1887, New York City, U.S.
- George Walsh (brother)
Raoul Walsh. Actor: The Birth of a Nation. Raoul Walsh's 52-year directorial career made him a Hollywood legend. Walsh was also an actor: He appeared in the first version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain" renamed Sadie Thompson (1928) opposite Gloria Swanson in the title role.
- Director, Actor, Writer
- March 11, 1887
- Raoul Walsh
- December 31, 1980
Apr 17, 2014 · Raoul Walsh: Biography. Raoul Walsh’s life and times are as compelling as the movies he made, from his youth in New York City – where his parents regularly entertained dinner guests Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes Booth), Buffalo Bill, Frederick Remin gton and Teddy Roosevelt – to his apprenticeship as an assistant director to D.W ...
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Apr 15, 2024 · Raoul Walsh (born March 11, 1887, New York City, New York, U.S.—died December 31, 1980, Simi Valley, California) was an American motion-picture director popular in the 1930s and 1940s for his tough, masculine films. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Early work.
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Raoul Walsh. Actor: The Birth of a Nation. Raoul Walsh's 52-year directorial career made him a Hollywood legend. Walsh was also an actor: He appeared in the first version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain" renamed Sadie Thompson (1928) opposite Gloria Swanson in the title role.
- March 11, 1887
- December 31, 1980
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Director Raoul Walsh Stars James Cagney Virginia Mayo Edmond O'Brien. 2. The Thief of Bagdad. 1924 2h 35m Not Rated. 7.7 (7K) Rate.
Mar 9, 2018 · One of the true masters of the golden age of Hollywood cinema, his is a name that stands with John Ford, Howard Hawks and William Wellmann, those purveyors and interrogators of living and loving, action and adventure, masculinity and bravado.
