Oscar winning director Michael Cimino has died. Director Thierry Fremaux tweeted the sad news on July 2nd. It is believed Cimino was born February 3rd, 1939. I say “believed” because Cimino is one of the most bizarrely controversial figures in Hollywood history. Nearly everything about him was a mystery from his age, to his appearance thanks to plastic surgery, and there were even questions about his gender identity as the years went on. One thing that cannot be denied, Cimino left a mark on Hollywood history with an Everest-like climb and a meteoric crash.

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