Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Also Known As: Reginald Ingram Montgomery Hitchcock, Rex Hitchcock

Biography: Rex Ingram started his film career as a set designer and painter. His directorial debut was The Great Problem (1916). A true master of the medium, Ingram despised the business haggling required in the Hollywood system. He was also unhappy with the level of writing he found in American writers. This led him to work with such foreign writers as Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, which resulted in the first major role for the young Rudolph Valentino. Ingram was a great friend of Erich von Stroheim, who, like Ingram, was a great filmmaker, but often went way over budget. In 1924, Ingram moved to Nice, France, where, in his own studios, he directed films of his own choosing, often with his then-wife Alice Terry. In his later career he acted as a mentor to the young Michael Powell.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland

Birthday: January 15, 1892

Deathday: July 21, 1950

Adult: No

Gender: Male

TMDb-Id: 71786

IMDb-Id: nm0002271

Popularity:

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Known For

The Moonshine Maid and the Man
The Moonshine Maid and the Man

1914-12-07

Beau Brummel
Beau Brummel

1913-02-19

Mary of the Movies
Mary of the Movies

1923-05-27

Snatched from a Burning Death
Snatched from a Burning Death

1915-03-09

The Evil Men Do
The Evil Men Do

1915-01-19

Baroud
Baroud

1932-09-28

Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette

1926-01-01