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Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Director

Richard Thorpe (February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991) was an American film director. Born Rollo Smolt Thorpe in Hutchinson, Kansas, he began his entertainment career performing in vaudeville and onstage. In 1921 he began in motion pictures as an actor and directed his first silent film in 1923. He went on to direct more than one hundred and eighty films. The first full length motion picture he directed for MGM was Last of the Pagans (1935) starring Ray Mala. After directing The Last Challenge in 1967, he retired from the film industry. He died in Palm Springs, California in 1991. Thorpe is also known as the original director of The Wizard of Oz. He was fired after two weeks of shooting, because it was felt that his scenes did not have the right air of fantasy about them. Thorpe notoriously gave Judy Garland a blonde wig and cutesy "baby-doll" makeup that made her look like a girl in her late teens rather than an innocent Kansas farm girl of about thirteen. Both makeup and wig were discarded at the suggestion of George Cukor, who was brought in temporarily. Stills from Thorpe's work on the film survive today. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Thorpe has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Blvd. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born: February 24, 1896 in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA

Died: May 1, 1991 (Age 95)

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Richard Thorpe  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.7
ActorStephen Thompson1921
Movie
ActorDick Langton1924
Movie
ActorClayton Webster1923
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1940
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1948
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1943
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1942
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1954
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1941
Movie
4.5
DirectingDirector1955
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1950
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1952
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1943
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1937
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1937
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1947
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector1963
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1963
Movie
5
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector, Editor1931
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1945
Movie
7.2
DirectingSpecial Guest Director1962
Movie
4.4
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1952
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1942
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector1959
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1935
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
4.1
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1937
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1948
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1955
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1936
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1939
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1942
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1941
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1965
Movie
6.6
DirectingDirector1939
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1941
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1940
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1953
Movie
6.7
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1961
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1962
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1959
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector, Producer1967
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1952
Movie
5
DirectingDirector1955
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1954
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1949
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector1944
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1965
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1936
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1947
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector1943
Movie
7
DirectingDirector1950
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1938
Movie
6.2
DirectingDirector1945
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1957
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1944
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1951
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1945
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1942
Movie
6.3
DirectingDirector1940
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
7.2
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
4.7
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector, Editor1931
Movie
4.6
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1929
Movie
5
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
6
DirectingDirector, Editor1931
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer1927
Movie
4.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1928
Movie
5.1
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
5.3
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1934
Movie
4.2
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
4.8
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1929
Movie
4.3
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
DirectingDirector1927
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
DirectingDirector1929
Movie
6
DirectingDirector1964
Movie
5.4
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
4.3
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector1933
Movie
5.7
DirectingDirector1932
Movie
5.9
DirectingDirector, Writer1927
Movie
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
3.5
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
7.1
DirectingDirector1930
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer1928
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer1925
Movie
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
5.8
DirectingDirector1924
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector, Writer1925
Movie
3.5
DirectingDirector1924
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1924
Movie
6.4
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
5.5
DirectingDirector, Writer1926
Movie
DirectingDirector, Writer1928
Movie
DirectingDirector1927
Movie
2.6
DirectingDirector1928
Movie
3.6
DirectingDirector1929
Movie
5.6
DirectingDirector1931
Movie
DirectingDirector1928
Movie
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
6.1
DirectingDirector1934
Short Film
6.6
DirectingDirector1937
Movie
6.8
DirectingDirector1926
Movie
6.5
DirectingDirector, Producer1967
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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