
August 23, 1925 · 101 years old
Robert Mulligan (August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008) was an American film and television director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Mulligan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.

A coming of age story set in the south of the U.S. when Elvis was King.

A teenager spending his summer vacation on Nantucket Island develops an innocent love for a young war bride who's awaiting news about her husband's fate.

A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.

Beginning in 1951, neurotic married accountant George and naive married homemaker Doris have a one-night stand and then meet at the same place once each year. As years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship.

A salesclerk at Macy's department store finds herself pregnant after a one-night stand with a musician who does not even remember her.

A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.

Younger generation vs. "older" folks on vacation at an Italian villa.

U.S. Army soldiers round up a group of Apache, mostly women and children. Surprisingly, they find among them a white woman and her half-Apache son.

The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

A Jamaican woman becomes the housekeeper for a rich Baltimore family and bonds with a disillusioned teenage boy.

The ghost of a dead husband haunts his wife as she moves back to their house in NYC. She's about to marry an egyptologist there.

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

In Texas, a woman and her young daughter head down to another town where the girl's irresponsible, hotheaded and immature father has just been released from prison on parole.

Ferdinand has always dreamt of doing anything he puts his mind to, no matter the obstacle. After dropping out of high school for being too smart, he embarks on a journey of impersonating various professionals, and excelling at the...

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

In 1936, a Dutch physician who treats leprosy patients in the jungles of Indonesia has a dangerous run-in with a local witch-doctor who uses black magic to kill his enemies.

A college student goes to prison for vehicular manslaughter and unpaid tickets. He escapes with his girlfriend, becoming fugitives. The narrative explores the sustainability and consequences of their life on the run.