IDA LUPINO ,ENGLISH AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1918 FEBRUARY 4 - 1995 AUGUST 3
IDA LUPINO ,ENGLISH AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1918 FEBRUARY 4 - 1995 AUGUST 3 Ida Lupino (4 February 1918[1] – 3 August 1995) was an English-American actress, singer, director, and producer. She is widely regarded as the most prominent female filmmaker working in the 1950s during the Hollywood studio system.[2] With her independent production company, she co-wrote and co-produced several social-message films and became the first woman to direct a film noir with The Hitch-Hiker in 1953. Among her other directed films the best known are Not Wanted about unwed pregnancy (she took over for a sick director and refused directorial credit), Never Fear (1949) loosely based upon her own experiences battling paralyzing polio, Outrage (1950) one of the first films about rape, The Bigamist (1953) (which was named in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die) and The Trouble with Angels (1966). Throughout her 48-year career, she made acting appearances in 59 films and directed ...