
Known for
Directing
Born
January 16, 1898
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Died
February 20, 1999 (aged 101)
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Irving Rapper (16 January 1898, or 1902 – 20 December 1999) was an England-born American film director.
Born to a Jewish family in London, England, Rapper emigrated to the United States and became an actor and stage director on Broadway while studying at New York University. In 1936, he went to Hollywood, where he was hired by Warner Bros. as an assistant director and dialogue coach. He proved invaluable in translating and mediating for non-native English-speaking directors. By the early 1940s, he had metamorphosed into one of the hottest directors on the Warner Bros. lot.
He made his directing debut with the 1941 film Shining Victory, in which his fr...
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