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11-25-12, 08:37 PM

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Re: Good directors who are Republicans

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Originally Posted by Drexl

I saw William Friedkin on a list of "Republican celebrities," but I haven't found anything to back that up. The same list had David Lynch, who seems to be more of an independent.

I highly doubt that the directors of Cruising & Mulholland Dr. are conservative.

David Lynch considrs himself a Democrat

http://www.monstersandrockets.com/20...vid-lynch.html

Friedkin contributed money to Obama campaign

http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/n...&fname=William

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Re: Good directors who are Republicans

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The Convoluted Politics of John Ford

The Director of Classic Westerns Such as 'Stagecoach' and 'The Searchers' Fought Hollywood's Blacklist.
He Also Crusaded Against 'Reds.' In This Excerpt From His New Biography, Joseph McBride Examines Ford's Conflicted Life.

http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun...gazine/tm-5876

Thanks--that's a good piece.