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Also Known As John Guilbert Avildsen
Born December 21, 1935 • Oak Park • Illinois
Died June 16, 2017 (aged 81) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1977)
Notable Works “Desert Heat” • “Joe” • “Lean on Me” • “Neighbors” • “Rocky” • “Save the Tiger” • “The Formula” • “The Karate Kid” • “W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings”

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Martin Scorsese
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Filming of The Bad and the Beautiful
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Huston, John; The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra
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Michael Curtiz
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William Wyler
William Wyler
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Billy Wilder
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George Stevens
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George Cukor
George Cukor
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Mike Nichols
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Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage
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From Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann
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Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
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Robert Wise
Robert Wise
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Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
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