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Richard Fleischer
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American film director (1916–2006)
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Richard Owen Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson. His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and…
Known for
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff — Self – Interviewee2010
- Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story — Himself2008
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons — Self2005
- Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz — Self2004
- Murder by Numbers — Self2004
- The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea — Self2003
- Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons — Self1995
- The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood — Self1987
- A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' — Self1973
- Film '72 — Self1971
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1916-12-08 ) December 8, 1916, Brooklyn , New York City , U.S.
- Died
- March 25, 2006 (2006-03-25) (aged 89), Woodland Hills, California , U.S.
- Other names
- Richard O. Fleischer Dick Fleischer
- Education
- Brown University (BA) , Yale University (MFA)
- Occupations
- Film director, chairman of Fleischer Studios
- Years active
- 1942–1993
- Spouse
- Mary Dickson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ) (1919–2009)
- Parent s
- Max Fleischer (father) , Ethel "Essie" Goldstein (mother)
- Relatives
- Dave Fleischer (uncle) , Lou Fleischer (uncle) , Seymour Kneitel (brother-in-law)
- Website
- richardfleischer .com (memorial)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Fleischer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Father
- Max Fleischer
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Brown University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Disney Legends
- Image
- Richard Fleischer in 1989.jpg
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- Commons category
- Richard Fleischer
- date of birth
- 1916-12-08
- date of death
- 2006-03-24
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Richard Fleischer
- topic has template
- Template:Richard Fleischer
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard Fleischer
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Owen Fleischer (/ˈflaɪʃər/; December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. His career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave. He was the son of animation pioneer Max Fleischer, and served as chairman of Fleischer Studios.
Though he directed films across many genres and styles, he is best known for his big-budget, "tentpole" films, including: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Vikings (1958), Barabbas (1961), Fantastic Voyage (1966), the musical film Doctor Dolittle (1967), the war epic Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), the dystopian mystery-thriller Soylent Green (1973), the controversial period drama Mandingo (1975), and the Robert E. Howard sword-and-sorcery films Conan the Destroyer (1984) and Red Sonja (1985). His other directorial credits include the Academy Award-winning documentary Design for Death (1947), the gritty noir The Narrow Margin (1952), the true-crime dramas Compulsion (1959), The Boston Strangler (1968) and 10 Rillington Place (1971), the mob action film The Don Is Dead (1973), the swashbuckler The Prince and the Pauper (1977), the 1980 remake of The Jazz Singer and the horror sequel Amityville 3-D (1983).
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