Mark Robson (film director)
Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-born film director, producer, and editor.
Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor.
He later began working as a director and producer.
He directed thirty-four films during his career, including "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1955), "Peyton Place" (1957), for which he earned his first Oscar nomination, "Von Ryan's Express" (1965), and "Valley of the Dolls" (1967).
Robson died of a heart attack after shooting his final film, "Avalanche Express", in 1978.
The film was released a year after his death.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
Champion (1949 film)
Champion is a 1949 American film noir drama sport film based on a short story by Ring Lardner.
It recounts the struggles of boxer" Midge" Kelly fighting his own demons while working to achieve success in the boxing ring.
The drama was directed by Mark Robson, with cinematography by Franz Planer.
The drama features Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, and Arthur Kennedy.
The film won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and gained five other nominations as well, including a Best Actor for Douglas.
Several clips from the film were used in Douglas' 1999 film" Diamonds" to illustrate his character's career as a boxer.
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard( born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor.
Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest- starring in several television series, including an episode of" The Twilight Zone".
He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor( played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom" The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968.
During this time, he also appeared in the musical film" The Music Man"( 1962), a critical and commercial success.
Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming- of- age film" American Graffiti"( 1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films of all time.
The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom" Happy Days", a role he would play from 1974 through 1980.
Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film" The Shootist"( 1976) and the comedy film" Grand Theft Auto"( 1977), which also marked his directorial debut.
In 1980, Howard left" Happy Days" to focus on directing.
His films include the science- fiction/ fantasy" Cocoon"( 1985), the fantasy" Willow"( 1988), the thriller" Backdraft"( 1991), the historical docudrama" Apollo 13"( 1995), the Christmas comedy" How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the biographical drama" A Beautiful Mind"( 2001), the biographical sports drama" Cinderella Man"( 2005), the thriller" The Da Vinci Code"( 2006), the historical drama" Frost/ Nixon"( 2008),( 2018), and the documentary" Pavarotti"( 2019).
For" A Beautiful Mind", Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture.
In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Asteroid
12561 Howard is named after him.
He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013.
Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.
Fred Roy Krug
Fred R. Krug is an American film and television producer- director born in Bern, Switzerland.
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story.
The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer.
Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname.
Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star.
The film received generally positive reviews, and received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Giamatti.
Bad Boy (1949 film)
Bad Boy is a 1949 film starring Audie Murphy in his first leading role.
It was directed by Kurt Neumann.
W. Augustus Barratt
W. Augustus Barratt( 1873- 1947) was a Scottish- born, later American, songwriter and musician.
Jacques Décombe
Jacques Décombe is a French author, actor and director born in 1953.
Sepideh Farsi
Sepideh Farsi is an Iranian film director, born in Tehran in 1965.

Question: Which film has the director born later, Cinderella Man or Champion (1949 Film)?
Answer: Cinderella Man