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Phil Karlson
American film director (–)
Phil Karlson (born Philip N. Karlstein; July 2, – December 12, ) was an American film director.
Later noted as a film noir specialist, Karlson directed 99 River Street, Kansas City Confidential and Hell's Island, all with actor John Payne, in the early s.[1]
Other films include The Texas Rangers (), The Phenix City Story (), 5 Against the House (), Gunman's Walk (), The Young Doctors () and Walking Tall ().
Biography
Early life
Karlson was the son of Irish actress Lillian O'Brien.[2] His father was Jewish.[3]
He attended Marshall High School and studied painting at Chicago's Art Institute.
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He tried to make a living as a song and dance man but was unsuccessful. Then he studied law, at his father's request, at Loyola Marymount University in California. He took a part-time job at Universal Pictures "washing toilets and dishes and whatever the hell they gave me" according to Karls