Famous Directors   

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    CLINT EASTWOOD 82

    Iconic actor and director, known for his portrayal of the gruff San Francisco detective, Harry Callahan, in Dirty Harry, and for his directorial brilliance on such films as Mystic River, Gran Torino, and Million Dollar Baby.

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    STEVEN SPIELBERG 66

    Directed Jaws, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, and many more.

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    SETH MACFARLANE 39

    Directed the popular film Ted which was released in 2012, created the successful animated sitcom, Family Guy, and hosted The Oscars in 2013.

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    GEORGE LUCAS 69

    Director and franchise mastermind behind Star Wars.

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    TIM BURTON 54

    Director of the 1989 Batman, Edward Scissorhands, and Beetlejuice, known for casting Johnny Depp and his wife Helena Bonham Carter in his movies.

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    QUENTIN TARANTINO 50

    Provocative director of Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Bastards, and Django Unchained, known for his quirky dialogue and his lovable homage-styled films.

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    KEVIN COSTNER 58

    Actor in Field of Dreams, and director of Dances with Wolves.

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    ALFRED HITCHCOCK (1899-1980)

    Director of suspense classics Psycho, Rear Window, and The Birds.

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    RON HOWARD 59

    His debut as Andy Griffith's TV son Opie in the Andy Griffith Show brought him his first onscreen attention, and after Happy Days, he grew into a great movie director.

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    SHAUN CASSIDY 54

    Teen idol who is related to Shirley Jones and David Cassidy.

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    SHAWN WAYANS 42

    Actor and writer of Scary Movie.

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    WOODY ALLEN 77

    Annie Hall writer and director who married Mia Farrow's adopted daughter.

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    JIM HENSON (1936-1990)

    Beloved puppeteer and creator of the Muppets, especially Kermit the Frog.

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    SPIKE LEE 56

    Iconoclastic director of Do the Right Thing and Clockers, legendary New York Knicks fan.

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    ROBERT REDFORD 76

    Popular actor and director who founded the Sundance Film Festival, and starred in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and All the President's Men.

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    MATT GROENING 59

    Brilliant creator of TV's animated 'The Simpsons'

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    MEL BROOKS 86

    Comic director of Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and The Producers.

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    JAMES CAMERON 58

    Acclaimed director of Titanic, Avatar, The Abyss, and The Terminator.

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    PETER JACKSON 51

    Academy Award-winning director of Lord of the Rings and King Kong.

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    SHIRLEY MACLAINE 79

    Sweet Charity actress and the author of mystical books.

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