The Firing Line
The Firing Line is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Charles Maigne and starring Irene Castle.
It was based on a novel by Robert W. Chambers and produced by Famous Players- Lasky.
Paramount Pictures distributed the film.
Imitation of Life (1959 film)
Imitation of Life is a 1959 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International.
It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender.
" Imitation of Life" is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's novel of the same name; the first, directed by John M. Stahl, was released in 1934.
The film's top- billed stars are Lana Turner and John Gavin, and the cast also features Sandra Dee, Dan O' Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda and Juanita Moore.
Kohner and Moore received Academy Award nominations for their performances.
Gospel music star Mahalia Jackson appears as a church choir soloist.
In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected" Imitation of Life" for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" just like the original 1934 film.
Gridiron Flash
Gridiron Flash is a 1934 film.
It made a profit of$ 43,000.
Gilbert Kurland
Gilbert Kurland( November 28, 1904 – February 26, 1978) was an American sound engineer and production manager.
He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording for the films" Imitation of Life"( 1934) and" Bride of Frankenstein"( 1935).
Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst( October 19, 1885 – February 23, 1968) was an American novelist and short- story writer whose works were highly popular during the post -World War I era.
Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the day, such as women's rights and race relations.
She was one of the most widely read female authors of the 20th century, and for a time in the 1920s she was one of the highest- paid American writers, along with Booth Tarkington.
Hurst also actively supported a number of social causes, including feminism, African American equality, and New Deal programs.
Although her novels, including" Lummox"( 1923)," Back Street"( 1931), and" Imitation of Life"( 1933), lost popularity over time and were mostly out- of- print as of the 2000s, they were bestsellers when first published and were translated into many languages.
She also published over 300 short stories during her lifetime.
Hurst is known for the film adaptations of her works, including" Imitation of Life"( 1934), starring Claudette Colbert, Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, and Warren William;" Imitation of Life"( 1959), starring Lana Turner;" Humoresque"( 1946), starring Joan Crawford; and" Young at Heart"( 1954), starring Frank Sinatra.
Charles Maigne
Charles Maigne (November 11, 1879 – November 28, 1929) was an American screenwriter and film director of the silent era.
He wrote for 32 films between 1916 and 1928.
He also directed 18 films between 1918 and 1923.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia and died in San Francisco, California.
John M. Stahl
John Malcolm Stahl( January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer.
Fredi Washington
Fredericka Carolyn" Fredi" Washington( December 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) was an American stage and film actress, civil rights activist, performer, and writer.
Washington was of European and Negro admixture, being one of the first people of color to gain recognition for their film and stage work back in the 1920s and 30s.
Washington was active in the Harlem Renaissance( 1920s – 1930s), her best known role being" Peola" in the 1934 version of the film" Imitation of Life"( 1934), in which she plays a young light- skinned woman who decides to pass as white.
Her last film role was in" One Mile from Heaven"( 1937), after which she left Hollywood and returned to New York to work in theatre and civil rights activism.
Gérard Patris
Gérard Patris( 1931 − 1990) was a French film director and television director who died in a car accident in 1990 in Chailles.
His works include the documentary film Arthur Rubinstein – The Love of Life.
Imitation of Life (1934 film)
Imitation of Life is a 1934 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl.
The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name, was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers, including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne.
The film stars Claudette Colbert, Warren William and Rochelle Hudson and features Louise Beavers and Fredi Washington.
The film was originally released by Universal Pictures on November 26, 1934, and later re-issued in 1936.
A 1959 remake with the same title was directed by Douglas Sirk.
In 2005," Imitation of Life" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry being deemed" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
It was also named by" Time" in 2007 as one of" The 25 Most Important Films on Race".

Question: Which film has the director who died earlier, The Firing Line or Imitation Of Life (1934 Film)?
Answer: The Firing Line