Robert Mulligan

Robert Mulligan was an Oscar-nominated director most well known for the films To Kill a Mockingbird and Summer of '42. Mulligan has directed numerous award winning casts throughout his career. After a battle with heart disease, he passed away at age 83 on December 20, 2008, at his home in Connecticut.Variety: Robert Mulligan Passes Away at 83 (December 22, 2008)

Robert Mulligan began directing films as early as 1948 while he was employed by CBS. After directing The Moon and Sixpence in 1959, which was a made-for-television picture, he was nominated and won an Emmy Award for Best Director. His entrance into the silver screen began with Fear Strikes Out and gained great success with To Kill a Mockingbird, which head star Gregory Peck won an Oscar for Best Actor and Mulligan was nominated for Best Director.

In the following years, Mulligan went to gain numerous nominations from the Directors Guild of America and the Golden Globes. His highly acclaimed Summer of '42 marked the successful run of the director's career. Various films followed with his final project being Reese Witherspoon's first film, 1991's The Man in the Moon.

• 1963 Academy Awards: Nominated for To Kill a Mockingbird (Best Director)
• 1960 Emmy Awards: Won for The Moon and Sixpence (Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama)
• 1972 Golden Globes: Nominated for Summer of '42 (Best Director)
• 1963 Golden Globes: Nominated for To Kill a Mockingbird (Best Director)

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 23, 1925: Born

• 1951: Goodyear Television Playhouse

• 1952-54: Suspense

• 1955: The Philco Television Playhouse

• 1955: The Alcoa Hour

• 1957: Rendezvous

• 1957: Fear Strikes Out

• 1957: Studio One

• 1958-59: The DuPont Show of the Month

• 1959: The Moon and Sixpence

• 1957-60: Playhouse 90

• 1960: The Rat Race

• 1961: The Great Imposter

• 1961: Come September

• 1962: The Spiral Road

• 1962: To Kill a Mockingbord | Mahalo

• 1963: Love with the Proper Stranger

• 1965: Baby the Rain Must Fall

• 1965: Inside Daisy Clover

• 1967: Up the Down Staircase

• 1968: The Stalking Moon

• 1971: The Pursuit of Happiness

• 1971: Summer of '42

• 1972: The Other

• 1974: The Nickel Ride

• 1978: Bloodbrothers

• 1978: Same Time, Next Year

• 1982: Kiss Me Goodbye

• 1988: Clara's Heart

• 1991: The Man in the Moon