About Andrew V. McLaglen
Andrew Victor McLaglen (July 28, 1920 – August 30, 2014) was a British-born American film and television director. He was best known for his Westerns and adventure films, often starring John Wayne or James Stewart. == Early life and career == McLaglen was born in London, the son of English actor Victor McLaglen and his wife, Enid Lamont, who had moved to Hollywood in the early 1920s, shortly after his birth. From a film family that included eight uncles and an aunt, McLaglen grew up on movie sets with his parents, as well as John Wayne and John Ford. He attended the Black-Foxe Military Institute, the Carl Curtis School, the Cate School in Santa Barbara, and the University of Virginia. He was rated 4-F during his World War II enlistment examination. McLaglen explained, "I was as good as in the Army, you know, except when it came to my height. I stood on a scale during the induction physical and the little guy who was taking my height had a stool he had to stand on...I was six feet, seven....The little guy didn't know what to do. I'll always remember that he didn't say a word.
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