Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan’s best known film is To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), and while his directorial style did not bear a personal stamp or distinctive vision, he was nonetheless a prolific director who often elicited strong performances from his cast.
Born in the Bronx to a policeman father on August 23rd, 1925, Mulligan intended to become a priest until he served in the US Marines during World War II. After the war, Mulligan emerged a different man with newfound ambitions of a career in media,...