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Richard Thorpe Facts
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born |
Feb 24, 1896 Hutchinson, KS |
| Died |
May 1, 1991 Palm Springs, CA |
| Age | Died at 95 |
| Total Facts | 3 |
Father of Jerry Thorpe
Thorpe was a favorite at MGM because he always came in under production schedule. He'd often start with a long shot and keep filming until one of the actors fluffed. Then he'd move in a closer setup and shoot until the next hold-up and so on until he finished with just close-ups. He very rarely reshot anything (from Freddie Young's autobiography, "Seventy Light Years").
Uncredited director of the Roman galley scenes in Ben-Hur (1959).