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Russell Birdwell(1903-1977)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Russell Birdwell was born on 17 October 1903 in Texas, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Flying Devils (1933), The Girl in the Kremlin (1957) and Masquerade (1929). He was married to Mabel Birdwell. He died on 15 December 1977 in Oxnard, California, USA.
BornOctober 17, 1903
DiedDecember 15, 1977(74)
BornOctober 17, 1903
DiedDecember 15, 1977(74)
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Known for

Arline Judge in Flying Devils (1933)
Flying Devils
5.7
  • Director
  • 1933
Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Maurice Manson in The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
The Girl in the Kremlin
4.9
  • Director
  • 1957
Alan Birmingham, Clyde Cook, Leila Hyams, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Louis Joseph Vance in Masquerade (1929)
Masquerade
  • Director
  • 1929
Anne Baxter in The Come On (1956)
The Come On
6.1
  • Director
  • 1956

Credits

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Publicity

  • John Wayne, Richard Widmark, and Laurence Harvey in The Alamo (1960)
    The Alamo
    6.8
    • unit publicist (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
    Monsieur Verdoux
    7.8
    • unit publicist (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Jane Russell in The Outlaw (1943)
    The Outlaw
    5.4
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
    Rebecca
    8.0
    • unit publicist (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Gone with the Wind
    8.2
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Carole Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937)
    Nothing Sacred
    6.8
    • publicity director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Vilma Bánky and Rudolph Valentino in The Son of the Sheik (1926)
    The Son of the Sheik
    6.5
    • publicist (uncredited)
    • 1926

Director

  • Lex Barker, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and Maurice Manson in The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
    The Girl in the Kremlin
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Anne Baxter in The Come On (1956)
    The Come On
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Arline Judge in Flying Devils (1933)
    Flying Devils
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Street Corner
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Alan Birmingham, Clyde Cook, Leila Hyams, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Louis Joseph Vance in Masquerade (1929)
    Masquerade
    • Director
    • 1929

Writer

  • Burt Lancaster and Phyllis Thaxter in Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)
    Jim Thorpe -- All-American
    6.9
    • biography (as Russell J. Birdwell)
    • 1951
  • Anne Gwynne, Roscoe Karns, Robert Shayne, and Jan Wiley in I Ring Doorbells (1946)
    I Ring Doorbells
    4.4
    • novel
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Russell J. Birdwell
  • Born
    • October 17, 1903
    • Texas, USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 1977
    • Oxnard, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mabel Birdwell1925 - 1965 (her death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "I Ring Doorbells" (filmed as I Ring Doorbells (1946))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Grandfather of Robyn Rice.
  • Salary
    • The Girl in the Kremlin
      (1957)
      $3,300

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