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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

RIP Robert Mulligan (1925-2008)

Robert Mulligan has died. The Oscar nominated director lost his battle with Heart Disease on December 20th at the age of 83.



The older brother of late actor Richard Mulligan, helmed some great work---"The Great Impostor ," "Love with the Proper Stranger ," "Baby the Rain Must Fall," "Inside Daisy Clover ," Up the Down Staircase" the under appreciated Same Time, Next Year and "The Other." He also narrated "Summer of '42

His more recent films include Clara's Heart starring Whoopi Goldberg and a young Neil Patrick Harris 2o years ago ...1991's The Man in the Moon brought Reese Witherspoon to the screen.

But it is the film To Kill a Mockingbird for which I (and in fact most of us) will remember Mulligan most. An adaptation of the award winning novel --the movie is perfect in every way...If you have never seen Mockingbird do yourself a favor and watch it...

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