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Richard Quine (November 12, 1920 – June 10, 1989) was an American stage, film, and radio actor. He began acting a child in radio, vaudeville and in stage productions before being signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in his early 20s. When his acting career began to wane after World War II, Quine began working as a film director. He later moved into producing and directing television. Quine directed several well known films including ''Bell Book and Candle'' (1958), ''The World of Suzie Wong'' (1960), ''Paris When It Sizzles'' (1964), ''How to Murder Your Wife'' (1965), and ''The Prisoner of Zenda''. Depressed over poor health, Quine died of a self inflicted gunshot wound in June 1989 at the age of 68. ==Career== Born in Detroit, Quine's father was an actor. Quine's family moved to Los Angeles when he was six years old. As a child, he began working as a radio actor and became a minor radio star. He then appeared in vaudeville before moving on to stage roles. He made his film debut in the drama ''Cavalcade'' in 1933. After appearing in a few more minor film roles, including supporting roles in ''Jane Eyre'' (1934), and ''Little Men'' (1934), Quine left Los Angeles for New York City to return to stage acting. In 1939, Quine made his Broadway debut in the Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II stage musical ''Very Warm for May'' in 1939. The following year, he was cast as "Frank Lippencot" in the hit Broadway production of ''My Sister Eileen'', starring Shirley Booth (Quine would reprise his role in the 1942 film version and wrote the screenplay for and directed the 1955 film version). His role in the stage version of ''My Sister Eileen'' led to Quine being signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Quine's first film for M-G-M was ''Babes on Broadway'' (1941), starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney (Rooney and Quine had been friends since childhood).〔 While at M-G-M, Quine also appeared in ''Tish'' (1942) and ''For Me and My Gal'' (1942). During World War II, while still under contract for M-G-M, Quine served in the United States Coast Guard. After the war, Quine's acting career stalled and he was dropped by M-G-M.〔 He and friend William Asher then decided to get into production and directing. The two set about adapting "Leather Gloves", a short story that appeared in the ''Saturday Evening Post''. The story was later adapted by another writer but Quine and Asher were hired to produce and direct the 1938 film version released by Columbia Pictures. Quine directed his first solo effort, ''The Sunny Side of the Street'', a musical comedy released in 1951.〔 In the 1950s, Quine directed a number of features including ''So This Is Paris'', ''Operation Mad Ball'' (1957), ''Bell, Book and Candle'' (1958), and ''It Happened to Jane'' (1959, which he also produced). Some of Quine's earlier projects from this time period, particularly ''Drive a Crooked Road'' and ''Pushover'' (both 1954), are regarded as classic examples of film noir. Also in the 1950s, Quine began directing television shows including ''General Electric Theater'' and ''The Ford Television Theatre''. In 1955, Quine and Blake Edwards created ''The Mickey Rooney Show'', an NBC sitcom starring Quine's childhood friend Mickey Rooney. The series was canceled after one season. Quine later became a frequent collaborator with Blake Edwards. He wrote the story for Edward's 1956 comedy film ''He Laughed Last'' and Edwards wrote the screenplay for Quine's 1962 film ''The Notorious Landlady''. The two also wrote the screenplays for ''Sound Off'' (1952), ''Castle in the Air'' (1952), ''All Ashore'' (1953), ''Cruisin' Down the River'' (1953), ''Drive a Crooked Road'' (1954), ''Bring Your Smile Along'' (1955), ''My Sister Eileen'' (1955), and ''Operation Mad Ball'' (1957) together.〔 Quine continued his career directing and producing films and television in the 1960s. He directed ''Strangers When We Meet'' (1960), and ''The World of Suzie Wong'' (1960), ''Paris When It Sizzles'' (1964), ''How to Murder Your Wife'' (1965), ''Synanon'' (1966), ''Hotel'' (1967) and ''Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad'' (1967). In 1966, Quine produced ''The Jean Arthur Show'', a sitcom that aired on CBS starring Jean Arthur. That series also lasted one season. In addition to producing, directing and screenwriting, Quine was also a lyricist. He wrote the lyrics "Be Prepared", a song included in the film ''It Happened to Jane'' (1959) which he also produced and directed. In 1962, two songs written by Quine, "Going Steady With a Dream" and "Strangers When We Meet" (which was the theme to the 1960 film of the same name that Quine directed), for the film ''Don't Knock the Twist''. Quine also wrote the theme song to his 1964 film ''Sex and the Single Girl''. In the 1970s, Quine directed three episodes of Peter Falk's ''Columbo'', including "Dagger of the Mind", an episode set in Britain. He also worked on another, much less successful ''NBC Mystery Movie'' series, ''McCoy'', reuniting him with star Tony Curtis who Quine directed in ''So This Is Paris'' and ''Sex and the Single Girl'' (1964). His final completed film as a director was for the 1979 film ''The Prisoner of Zenda'', starring Peter Sellers. In 1979, Quine was hired to direct another Sellers' film ''The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu'' (1980). Before the script was even completed, Quine was fired due to "creative differences" he had with Sellers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Quine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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