Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan
Birth name:	Robert Patrick Mulligan, Jr.
Gender:	Male
Medium(s):	Film; Television
Roles:	Director
Date of birth:	August 23rd, 1925
Place of birth:	The Bronx, New York City, New York
Date of death:	December 20th, 2008
Place of death:	Lyme, Connecticut
1st Horror:	Other, The

Robert Mulligan was an American film and television director. He was born in The Bronx in New York City, New York on August 23rd, 1925. Robert's first work in television was the 1950s, when he directed thirty-one episodes of the mystery anthology series Suspense. Immediately following this, he directed six episodes of The Philco Television Playhouse. Robert Mulligan's most famous film work is To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck in 1962. In 1972, Robert Mulligan directed the suspense thriller The Other, which is his only known work in the horror genre. Robert Mulligan died in Lyme, Connecticut on December 20th, 2008 at the age of 83.

Body of work[]

Film[]

Television[]

Notes & Trivia[]

• Robert Patrick Mulligan, Jr. redirects to this category.

• Robert Mulligan studied for the priesthood in his youth.

• Robert Mulligan's first feature film as a director was Fear Strikes Out, which was a sports drama released in 1957. The film is notable for its lead actor, Anthony Perkins, who would go on to horror movie fame as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's seminal classic film Psycho in 1960.

• Robert Mulligan directed To Kill a Mockingbird in 1962 starring Gregory Peck. Gregory Peck would go on to play the role of Robert Thorn in the 1976 film The Omen.

• Robert Mulligan passed away in Connecticut. His film The Other takes place in Connecticut.

External Links[]

• Robert Mulligan at AMG
• Robert Mulligan at IMDB
• Robert Mulligan at Wikipedia
• Robert Mulligan at Letterboxd.com
• Robert Mulligan at Themoviedb.org

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