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Robert Mulligan

Highest Rated: 93% To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Lowest Rated: 29% Inside Daisy Clover (1965)

Birthday: Aug 23, 1925

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

Critically-neglected for his lack of a consistent, visual style in an era that prizes an auteur's distinctive stamp, Robert Mulligan allowed his stories to dictate their look, so there is nothing about the black-and-white measured pictorialism of arguably his greatest film, "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), that would indicate he was the same man responsible for "Summer of '42" (1971), its pastel prettiness evoking the nostalgia of memory. The former divinity student started as a messenger at CBS and rose through the ranks, establishing himself during the 1950s helming fare for that network's "Playhouse 90," "Suspense" and "TV Playhouse," among other series. Noted for his deft handling of actors, Mulligan graduated to features with "Fear Strikes Out" (1957), an absorbing account of the personal problems which led baseball star Jim Piersall (Anthony Perkins) to a nervous breakdown. Before directing another film, he would helm two highly-acclaimed TV projects, "Member of the Wedding" (CBS, 1958) and "The Moon and Sixpence" (NBC, 1959), winning an Emmy for the latter.

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Highest-Rated Movies

93% 93% To Kill a Mockingbird Watchlist
91% 85% The Man in the Moon
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86% 78% Come September
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83% 77% Fear Strikes Out
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82% 66% The Other
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82% 86% Love With the Proper Stranger
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78% 73% Summer of '42
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78% 68% Up the Down Staircase
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60% 40% Baby, the Rain Must Fall
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47% 58% Clara's Heart
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Robert Mulligan SUMMER OF '42, Gary Grimes, director Robert Mulligan on set, 1971 SUMMER OF '42, director Robert Mulligan, on location in California, 1971 COME SEPTEMBER, Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee, Robert Mulligan, Gina Lollobrigida, Rock Hudson, 1961 THE MAN IN THE MOON, Director Robert Mulligan, on set, 1991, (c)MGM View more photos

Filmography

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The Man in the Moon 91% 85% 1991 Director Clara's Heart 47% 58% 1988 Director Kiss Me Goodbye 61% 1982 Director, Producer Bloodbrothers 53% 1978 Director Same Time, Next Year 40% 85% 1978 Director The Nickel Ride 59% 1975 Director The Other 82% 66% 1972 Director, Producer The Pursuit of Happiness 33% 1971 Director Summer of '42 78% 73% 1971 Director The Stalking Moon 40% 61% 1968 Director Up the Down Staircase 78% 68% 1967 Director Inside Daisy Clover 29% 51% 1965 Director Baby, the Rain Must Fall 60% 40% 1965 Director Love With the Proper Stranger 82% 86% 1963 Director The Spiral Road 27% 1962 Director To Kill a Mockingbird 93% 93% 1962 Director Come September 86% 78% 1961 Director The Great Impostor 84% 1960 Director The Rat Race 55% 1960 Director Ah, Wilderness! 1959 Director Fear Strikes Out 83% 77% 1957 Director
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