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Bill Thomas

Born: 13 October 1921, Chicago, Ill.
Died: 30 May 2000, Beverly Hills, Calif

Highlighted works

  • Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    Lana Turner shines in Douglas Sirk’s moving rags-to-riches tale.

  • Written on the Wind

    Rock Hudson and Lauren Bacall star in Douglas Sirk’s melodrama about a Texan oil dynasty.

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

    Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson star in Douglas Sirk’s influential melodrama.

  • The Tarnished Angels

    Douglas Sirk’s poetic adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel Pylon.

  • Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

    Orson Welles’ return to Hollywood after ten years working in Europe is a sleazy border tale in which he takes centre stage as gargantuan detective Hank Quinlan.

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