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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Producers and Directors

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the most recent statistics and information on the careers of directors and producers. Topics covered include working conditions, training, job outlook, earnings, and links to related careers.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Actors, Producers, and Directors

For Students 9th - 10th
Along with information about Directors, this site evaluates the Nature of Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Training, Other Qualifications, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Additional Information for Actors and Producers.
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Other

The British Film Institute: Charlie Chaplin

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful celebration of the life and work of film great Charlie Chaplin. Fantastic resources including a biography as well as current global projects to restore his films.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: Preston Sturges

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting resource for finding information on the life of Preston Sturges, comedy writer, and film director in early Hollywood.
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PBS

Pbs American Masters: William Wyler

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of film director William Wyler from this PBS biography series. Some of his most famous works include "Ben Hur," and "Funny Girl".
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Carlos Saura

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography and filmography of the Spanish director.
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Agnes Varda

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database provides a biography, filmography, and various information on the films of Agnes Varda.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Gabriel Figueroa

For Students 6th - 8th
In Spanish. This site contains biography and a photo gallery of the famous movie director Gabriel Figueroa.
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Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Gabriel Figueroa

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Through its 213 films, Gabriel Figueroa established the real value of photography in film. Read about his biography.
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Patrice Leconte

For Students 9th - 10th
The Internet Movie Database website provides a biography, filmography, and various information on the films of Patrice Leconte.
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IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Patrice Chereau

For Students 9th - 10th
This Internet Movie Database site provides a biography, filmography, and various information on Patrice Chereau and his films.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Ossie Davis

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical resource for information on Ossie Davis, actor, director, activist.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: John Singleton

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features John Singleton, an American film director and screenwriter whose films often examine urban and racial tensions. He is best known for his directorial debut, Boyz n the Hood.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Gordon Parks

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Gordon Parks, an American author, photographer, and film director, who documented African American life.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Charlie Chaplin

For Students 2nd - 8th
Useful biographical information and interesting facts about Charlie Chaplin, a great comedian, scriptwriter, composer, and director.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Cindy Sherman

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Cindy Sherman.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Oscar Micheaux

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Oscar Micheaux, a prolific African American producer and director who made films independently of the Hollywood film industry from the silent era until 1948.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Orson Welles, 1915 1985

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Orson Welles, director of many films including the acclaimed Citizen Kane. Welles is also well known for his reading of War of the Worlds over the radio in 1938, which caused many people to believe that the Earth was...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Woody Strode

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Woody Strode, an American character actor who was part of director John Ford's "family" of actors, appearing in nearly a dozen of Ford's films. Strode also had a brief career as a...
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Other

Lost City De Mille: Cecil B. De Mille

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the life, driving factors, and successes of the creator of "The Ten Commandments" and many other famous movies.

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