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Richard Thorpe

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Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
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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.

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1962 La conquista del West Film Special Guest Director
1962 Caccia al tenente Film Director
1961 Per favore non toccate le palline Film Director
1961 I tartari Film Director
1959 La casa dei sette falchi Film Director
1959 Ombre sul Kilimanjaro Film Director
1957 Contrabbando sul Mediterraneo Film Director
1957 10.000 camere da letto Film Director
1957 Il delinquente del rock'n'roll Film Director
1955 L'arciere del re Film Director
1955 Il figliuol prodigo Film Director
1955 Bedevilled Film Director
1954 Athena e le 7 sorelle Film Director
1954 Il principe studente Film Director
1953 I cavalieri della tavola rotonda Film Director
1953 I fratelli senza paura Film Director
1953 Vita inquieta Film Director
1952 Il prigioniero di Zenda Film Director
1952 Ivanhoe Film Director
1952 Carabina Williams Film Director
1951 It's a Big Country Film Director
1951 Lo sconosciuto Film Director
1951 Il grande Caruso Film Director
1951 La valle della vendetta Film Director
1950 Tre piccole parole Film Director
1950 La legge del silenzio Film Director
1949 Malesia Film Director
1949 Il ritorno di Lassie Film Director
1949 Primavera di sole Film Director
1949 Jack il bucaniere Film Director
1948 Così sono le donne Film Director
1948 Su di un'isola con te Film Director
1947 Ti avrò per sempre Film Director
1947 La Matadora Film Director
1945 Al caporale piacciono le bionde Film Director
1945 Sua altezza e il cameriere Film Director
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1944 L'uomo ombra torna a casa Film Director
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor Film Director
1943 Cry 'Havoc' Film Director
1943 Al di sopra di ogni sospetto Film Director
1943 Three Hearts for Julia Film Director
1942 La sirena del Congo Film Director
1942 Apache Trail Film Director
1942 Tarzan a New York Film Director
1942 Joe Smith, American Film Director
1941 Il tesoro segreto di Tarzan Film Director
1941 Barnacle Bill Film Director
1941 Pancho il messicano Film Director
1940 Wyoming Film Director
1940 20 Mule Team Film Director
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