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Sep 6, 2014 · Andrew was born in England in 1920, the year his father’s film career had begun, but the family moved to Hollywood when he was five, and when McLaglen attended the University of Virginia (by ...
Biography. This son of Academy Award-winning actor Victor McLaglen learned the craft of directing apprenticing with the likes of John Ford, Budd Boetticher and William A Wellman. Ford had directed his father's Oscar-winning performance in "The Informer" (1935) and given the elder McLaglen new life in the cavalry trilogy ("Fort Apache" 1948 ...
Sep 4, 2014 · Andrew McLaglen Obituary. July 28, 1920 - August 30, 2014 Veteran film director, Andrew V. McLaglen, 94, of Friday Harbor, Washington, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday morning ...
Aug 30, 2014 · Andrew V. McLaglen, whose father was the Oscar-winning British actor Victor McLaglen, was born in London, England but grew up around Hollywood, California. He entered the film industry in 1945 as a production assistant and worked his way up to first assistant director.
Sep 2, 2014 · Born into a theatrical family with a rich cinematic history, Andrew V. McLaglen became a film industry luminary in his own right, directing 28 full-length feature films, largely Western and action-adventure movies, many of which featured John Wayne ("Cahill U.S. Marshal," "McLintock!") or James Stewart ("Shenandoah," "Rare Breed") in the lead role.
Andrew McLaglen was born in London, the son of Academy Award-winning actor Victor McLaglen. At an early age he moved to Los Angeles, and grew up on the sets of his father’s films, forming relationships with director John Ford and John Wayne. His first work on a set came in 1945 for the John Wayne-starring film Dakota.
Victor McLaglen. Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British-American actor and boxer. [1] His film career spanned from the early 1920s through the 1950s, initially as a leading man, though he was better known for his character acting.
