Question: Which film has the director died first, Monkey Shines or The Big Show-Off?

Men Are Like That is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Dix, adapted from the George Kelly play," The Show- off." The film stars Hal Skelly, Doris Hill, Clara Blandick, Charles Sellon, Helene Chadwick, Morgan Farley and George Fawcett. The film was released on March 22, 1930, by Paramount Pictures. The film is a remake of the 1926 Paramount silent film" The Show Off" based on the 1924 stage play. The play would be filmed again twice by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer as" The Show- Off" in 1934 and 1946. <SEP> The film stars Jason Beghe as Allan Mann, an athlete who becomes a paralyzed quadriplegic and develops a bond with an intelligent service monkey named" Ella" who becomes homicidal. Monkey Shines( also known as Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear) is a 1988 American horror film written and directed by George A. Romero, based on the novel by Michael Stewart. The film, which was produced by Peter Grunwald and Charles Evans, was Romero's first major studio film, and was distributed by Orion Pictures. <SEP> He is best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with" Night of the Living Dead"( 1968). This film is often considered a progenitor of the fictional zombie of modern culture. Other films in the series include" Dawn of the Dead"( 1978) and" Day of the Dead"( 1985). George Andrew Romero( February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American filmmaker, writer, and editor. Aside from this series, his works include" The Crazies"( 1973)," Martin"( 1978)," Creepshow"( 1982)," Monkey Shines"( 1988)," The Dark Half"( 1993) and" Bruiser"( 2000). He also created and executive- produced the 1983 – 88 television series" Tales from the Darkside." Romero is often noted as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and has been called an" icon" and the" Father of the Zombie Film." <SEP> Howard Bretherton( 13 February 1890, Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton. <SEP> Glenn Ordway( born January 16, 1951) is an American sports radio and television personality based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He is a former commentator for the Boston Celtics radio broadcasts. He hosted WEEI- FM's" The Big Show" until February 15, 2013. On March 17, 2014 he launched" The Big Show Unfiltered"; on SportstalkBoston.com. Ordway had broadcast on ESPN New Hampshire Radio Nashua/ Manchester from June 2014 until May 2015 when he left The Big Show. Ordway then left ESPN NH unannounced to return to WEEI 10 a- 2 p week days. Ordway is originally from Lynn, Massachusetts; he graduated from Lynn Classical High School. Ordway is back on WEEI as of September 8, 2015, as part of a midday show with Lou Merloni and Christian Fauria. <SEP> The Big Show- Off is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and distributed by Republic Pictures. It teams Arthur Lake before his return to the" Blondie" film series and Dale Evans, most frequently seen with her husband Roy Rogers.