Ralph Murphy
Ralph Murphy (May 1, 1895 – February 10, 1967) was an American film director.
Born in Rockville, Connecticut, Murphy was active in films from 1931 through 1962, with some work in television.
From 1941–44 he was married to Gloria Dickson, whom he directed in
"I Want a Divorce".
His films include:
Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask( French:" L' Homme au Masque de Fer"; c.
1640 – 19 November 1703) was an unidentified prisoner who was arrested in 1669 or 1670 and subsequently held in a number of French prisons, including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol( modern Pinerolo, Italy).
He was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint- Mars, for a period of 34 years.
He died on 19 November 1703 under the name" Marchioly", during the reign of King Louis XIV of France( 1643 – 1715).
Since no one ever saw his face because it was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth, the true identity of the prisoner remains a mystery; it has been extensively debated by historians, and various theories have been expounded in numerous books and films.
Among the leading theories are those proposed by writer and philosopher Voltaire: he claimed in the second edition of his" Questions sur l' Encyclopédie"( 1771) that the prisoner wore a mask made of iron rather than of cloth, and that he was the older, illegitimate brother of Louis XIV.
What little is known about the historical Man in the Iron Mask is based mainly on correspondence between Saint- Mars and his superiors in Paris.
Recent research suggests that his name might have been" Eustache Dauger", a man who was involved in several political scandals of the late 17th century, but this assertion has not been proven, either.
The National Archives of France has made available( online) the original data relating to the inventories of the goods and papers of Saint- Mars( one inventory, of 64 pages, was drawn up at the Bastille in 1708; the other, of 68 pages, at the citadel of Sainte- Marguerite in 1691).
These documents had been sought in vain for more than a century and were thought to have been lost.
They were discovered in 2015, among the 100 million documents of the.
They show that some of the 800 documents in the possession of the jailer Saint- Mars were analysed after his death.
These documents confirm the reputed avarice of Saint- Mars, who appears to have diverted the funds paid by the king for the prisoner.
They also give a description of a cell occupied by the masked prisoner, which contained only a sleeping mat, but no luxuries, as was previously thought.
With the scientific support of the National Library of France collections of ancient textiles, the accuracy of these notary documents discovered in 2015 has allowed the creation of the first virtual reconstruction of the prison of the man in the iron mask.
The Man in the Iron Mask has also appeared in many works of fiction, most prominently in the late 1840s by Alexandre Dumas.
A section of his novel, the final installment of his D'Artagnan saga, features the Man in the Iron Mask.
Here the prisoner is forced to wear an iron mask and is portrayed as Louis XIV's identical twin.
Dumas also presented a review of the popular theories about the prisoner extant in his time in the chapter" L'homme au masque de fer" in the sixth volume of his non-fiction" Crimes Célèbres".
Ebba Bernadotte
Princess Ebba Bernadotte(" née" Ebba Henrietta Munck af Fulkila; 24 October 1858 – 16 October 1946), was a Swedish noble, lady- in- waiting and a titular princess, the spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte.
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg( born María Teresa Mestre y Batista; on 22 March 1956), is the spouse of Grand Duke Henri.
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film)
The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 American action drama film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role as the title character and villain, Jeremy Irons as Aramis, John Malkovich as Athos, Gerard Depardieu as Porthos, and Gabriel Byrne as D'Artagnan.
The picture uses characters from Alexandre Dumas's D'Artagnan Romances and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of" The Vicomte de Bragelonne".
The film centers on the aging four musketeers, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan, during the reign of King Louis XIV and attempts to explain the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask, using a plot more closely related to the flamboyant 1929 version starring Douglas Fairbanks," The Iron Mask", and the 1939 version directed by James Whale, than to the original Dumas book.
Like the 1998 version, the two aforementioned adaptations were also released through United Artists.
The Iron Mask
The Iron Mask is a 1929 American part- talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan.
It is an adaptation of the last section of the novel" The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.
Lady in the Iron Mask
Lady in the Iron Mask is a 1952 film directed by Ralph Murphy, produced by Walter Wanger and starring Louis Hayward as D'Artagnan and Patricia Medina in the titular role.
Alan Hale,
Jr. portrays Porthos, Judd Holdren plays Aramis, and Steve Brodie appears as Athos in this Three Musketeers adventure film, a reworking of Douglas Fairbanks' 1929 screen epic "The Iron Mask", an adaptation of the last section of the novel "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.
Louis Hayward had played the dual role of the imprisoned prince and his twin in the 1939 version "
The Man in the Iron Mask" while Alan Hale, Sr.
portrayed Porthos, and in what may have been an instance of stunt casting, the same part was subsequently played by his lookalike son Alan Hale, Jr. in "Lady in the Iron Mask" thirteen years later.
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (3 July 1746 – 21 August 1813) was Queen of Sweden as the spouse of King Gustav III.
The Prisoner of the Iron Mask
The Prisoner of the Iron Mask is a 1962 Italian- French swashbuckler film.
It was directed by Francesco De Feo.
Gertrude of Bavaria
Gertrude of Saxony and Bavaria( 1152/55–1197) was Duchess of Swabia as the spouse of Duke Frederick IV, and Queen of Denmark as the spouse of King Canute VI.

Question: Who is the spouse of the director of film Lady In The Iron Mask?
Answer: Gloria Dickson