Robert Mulligan
Birth Name:
Robert Patrick Mulligan
Birth Place:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Won a Career Achievement Award at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- Got his start in show business as an entry-level position at CBS, and then worked his way up
- Collaborated frequently with producer Alan J․ Pakula until the latter broke off to pursue his own directing career
- Directed notable humanistic, American coming-of-age dramas in the 1960s and 1970s
- Chain-smoked so much during the making of "To Kill A Mockingbird" that it got under collaborator Alan J․ Pakula's skin
- During World War II, he served in the U․S․ Marine Corps as a radio operator
Awards
- 1958DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1960Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Winner
- 1962DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1963Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1963Gary Cooper AwardWinner
- 1963Palme d'OrNominated
- 1963DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1963Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
- 1964Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 1967Grand PrixNominated
- 1971Silver SeashellWinner
- 1972DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1972Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1972Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley - Best Director:Winner
- 1974Palme d'OrNominated