Post by teleadm on Jan 19, 2018 9:40:54 GMT
Happy 86th Birthday Richard Lester!!! 
Born on January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (yes, he is an American)
Thanks for everything, so far...(he still do interviews reminiscing)
American-born director who's best known movies was made in Great Britain and Europe.
1964 during the shooting of A Hard Day's Night.
He started in television in 1950, working as a stage hand, floor manager, assistant director and then director in less than a year, because no one else was around who knew how to do the work.
Lester directed Action in the Afternoon an American western television series that aired live on CBS from February 2, 1953 to January 29, 1954. The series originated from the studios and back lot of WCAU, Channel 10 in Philadelphia, and was broadcast Monday through Friday regardless of the weather.
After he moved to England, and directed a variety show he caught the eye of Peter Sellers, who enlisted Lester's help in translating The Goon Show to television as The Idiot Weekly. It was a hit, as were two follow-up shows, A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred.
Lester recalled that A Show Called Fred was "broadcast live and that's why I went into film directing where you can do a second take!"
John Lennon became a huge fan of Lester's TV work and recomended him as the director of The Beatles dubut movie A Hard Day's Night 1964, Lester would also direct The Beatles second movie Help! 1965 and Lennon alone in the anti-war movie How I Won the War 1967.
During the 1960's Lester also directed It's Trad, Dad! 1962, The Mouse on the Moon 1963, The Knack …and How to Get It 1965, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966, and two missunderstood and underrated movies Petulia 1968 and The Bed-Sitting Room 1969.
With the Great Buster Keaton during A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966.
With the commercial failures of his later movies in the 1960s he had a hard time finding work, but returned with the hugely successful The Three Musketeers 1973 (his biggest commercial success) and it's sequel The Four Musketeers 1974. During the 1970's he also made the disaster movie Juggernaut 1974, and a wide variety of movies, Royal Flash 1975, Robin and Marian 1976, The Ritz 1976, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 and Cuba 1979.
The Three Musketeers 1973 and D'Artagnan.
After artistic differences between the producers and Richard Donner, Lester replaced Donner during the making of Superman II 1980, and continued to direct Superman III 1983, and the comedy Finder Keepers 1984. Lester return to directing one last time with The Return of the Musketeers 1989.
He would also work on the documentary Get Back 1991, after wich he retired.
Petulia 1968
One more pic with The Beatles
Born on January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (yes, he is an American)
Thanks for everything, so far...(he still do interviews reminiscing)
American-born director who's best known movies was made in Great Britain and Europe.
1964 during the shooting of A Hard Day's Night.
He started in television in 1950, working as a stage hand, floor manager, assistant director and then director in less than a year, because no one else was around who knew how to do the work.
Lester directed Action in the Afternoon an American western television series that aired live on CBS from February 2, 1953 to January 29, 1954. The series originated from the studios and back lot of WCAU, Channel 10 in Philadelphia, and was broadcast Monday through Friday regardless of the weather.
After he moved to England, and directed a variety show he caught the eye of Peter Sellers, who enlisted Lester's help in translating The Goon Show to television as The Idiot Weekly. It was a hit, as were two follow-up shows, A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred.
Lester recalled that A Show Called Fred was "broadcast live and that's why I went into film directing where you can do a second take!"
John Lennon became a huge fan of Lester's TV work and recomended him as the director of The Beatles dubut movie A Hard Day's Night 1964, Lester would also direct The Beatles second movie Help! 1965 and Lennon alone in the anti-war movie How I Won the War 1967.
During the 1960's Lester also directed It's Trad, Dad! 1962, The Mouse on the Moon 1963, The Knack …and How to Get It 1965, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966, and two missunderstood and underrated movies Petulia 1968 and The Bed-Sitting Room 1969.
With the Great Buster Keaton during A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966.
With the commercial failures of his later movies in the 1960s he had a hard time finding work, but returned with the hugely successful The Three Musketeers 1973 (his biggest commercial success) and it's sequel The Four Musketeers 1974. During the 1970's he also made the disaster movie Juggernaut 1974, and a wide variety of movies, Royal Flash 1975, Robin and Marian 1976, The Ritz 1976, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 and Cuba 1979.
The Three Musketeers 1973 and D'Artagnan.
After artistic differences between the producers and Richard Donner, Lester replaced Donner during the making of Superman II 1980, and continued to direct Superman III 1983, and the comedy Finder Keepers 1984. Lester return to directing one last time with The Return of the Musketeers 1989.
He would also work on the documentary Get Back 1991, after wich he retired.
Petulia 1968
One more pic with The Beatles
