Richard Thorpe

Realização, Escrito por, Produção, Edição, Ator

24 de fevereiro de 1896 — 1 de maio de 1991 (95 anos)
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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Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Ivanhoe
    Ivanhoe1952
  • Ousadia
    Ousadia1951
  • Aventuras de Huck Finn
    Aventuras de Huck Finn1939
  • O Último Desafio
    O Último Desafio1967
  • Fiesta
    Fiesta1947

Conhecido Por

  • O Feiticeiro de Oz
    O Feiticeiro de Oz1939
  • Ivanhoe
    Ivanhoe1952
  • O Prisioneiro do Rock
    O Prisioneiro do Rock1957
  • Aí Vem Nick
    Aí Vem Nick1944
  • A Conquista do Oeste
    A Conquista do Oeste1962
  • O Prisioneiro do Castelo de Zenda
    O Prisioneiro do Castelo de Zenda1952
  • Tarzan Contra o Mundo
    Tarzan Contra o Mundo1942
  • O Filho de Tarzan
    O Filho de Tarzan1939
  • A Fuga de Tarzan
    A Fuga de Tarzan1936
  • O Tesouro de Tarzan
    O Tesouro de Tarzan1941
  • O Poder das Trevas
    O Poder das Trevas1937
  • Quatro em Lua-de-Mel
    Quatro em Lua-de-Mel1937
  • Ousadia
    Ousadia1951
  • Insuspeitos
    Insuspeitos1943
  • Três Palavrinhas
    Três Palavrinhas1950
  • Dolorosa Revelação
    Dolorosa Revelação1952
  • O Grande Caruso
    O Grande Caruso1951
  • Malaia
    Malaia1949
  • O Príncipe Encantado
    O Príncipe Encantado1948
  • O Jogo do Amor
    O Jogo do Amor1961

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The Wizard of Oz · as Contributing Writer

1921
Burn 'Em Up Barnes · as Stephen Thompson

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How the West Was Won · as Special Guest Director
1925
Red Clay · as Scenario Writer