Ida Lupino

Born

February 4, 1918

Died

August 3, 1995 (aged 77)

Known as

film director, screenwriter, television actor, film actor, film producer, television director

Ida Lupino was a British and American actress and filmmaker. Throughout her 48-year career she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She is widely regarded as the most prominent female filmmaker working in the 1950s during the Hollywood studio system era. 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, The Hitch-Hiker, in 1953.

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