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Ida Lupino’s Milestones
| Appeared on a rotating basis (with David Niven, Charles Boyer and Dick Powell) on "Four Star Playhouse", a CBS-TV dramatic anthology series | |
| Directed episodes of TV series such as "Have Gun--Will Travel" (the episode "Lady With a Gun" 1959), "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (ep. "Sybilla" 1960), "The Untouchables" (ep. "Man in the Cooler" 1963) and "The Fugitive" (ep. "The Glass Tightrope" 1963) | |
| Formed Bridget Productions (named after her daughter by Howard Duff) | |
| Health declined; moved to Motion Picture Home | |
| Joined a touring theater company | |
| Produced, co-starred (opposite then-husband Howard Duff) and directed episodes of the CBS sitcom, "Mr. Adams and Eve" | |
| Suffered from polio as a child | |
| Wrote and produced her first play, "Mademoiselle", at age seven | |
| 1918 | Born in London during a German zeppelin bombing |
| 1932 | First film appearance (a bit) in "The Love Race", directed by her uncle, Lupino Lane |
| 1932 | Official film acting debut at age 14 in "Her First Affaire", promoted as "the English Jean Harlow" |
| 1933 | Went to US under contract to Paramount; tested (unsuccessfully) for "Alice in Wonderland" |
| 1934 | US film debut in "Search for Beauty" |
| 1937 - 1938 | Left film acting for about a year after the failure of "Fight for Your Lady"; spent time writing and composing music, including the score for one of her father's shows and a piece, "Aladdin Suite", performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| 1939 | Achieved star status with "The Light That Failed" |
| 1940 | Signed contract with Warner Bros. |
| 1941 | Reported in "Picturegoer" magazine that "she gave up a contract at $1700 a week rather than play in unsuitable stories" |
| 1946 | First film as producer (uncredited co-producer), "Young Widow" |
| 1947 | Formed Arcadia Productions with Benedict Bogeaus; no films produced |
| 1947 | Left Warner Bros. |
| 1948 | First film credited as producer (also first film for own company, Emerald Productions, Inc. which she co-founded with Collier Young and Anson Bond and named after her mother), "The Judge" |
| 1948 | Performed her own songs, including "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", for her role as a nightclub singer in the film noir, "Road House" |
| 1949 | Credited feature film directing and co-writing debut, "Never Fear" |
| 1949 | Took over directing "Not Wanted" for an ailing Elmer Clifton; uncredited |
| 1950 | Changed name of production company to The Filmakers; took on writer Marvin Wald as another partner |
| 1951 | Joined with David Niven, Dick Powell and Charles Boyer to form Four Star Productions |
| 1951 | Reportedly helmed portions of the feature "On Dangerous Ground" while director Nicholas Ray was ill |
| 1956 | Acted in last feature films for 13 years, "While the City Sleeps" and "Strange Intruder" |
| 1966 | Directed last feature film, "The Trouble with Angels" |
| 1969 | Returned to acting in feature films in "Backtrack" |
| 1982 | Appeared in cameo role in only film of the 1980s, "Deadhead Miles" |
| 1987 | Featured in footage used in "American Lifestyles", a six-part compilation film using material from the "March of Time" newsreels from 1939 to 1950 |
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