Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich (born August 9, 1918, in Cranston, Rhode Island; died December 5, 1983, Los Angeles) began directing films in the 1950s, making a major impact with Kiss Me Deadly, (1955) and The Big Knife (1956). Some of his biggest hits were What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, (1962) The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Longest Yard (1974). His final film was All the Marbles (1981).