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Director
King Vidor
- Born February 8, 1894 in Galveston, Texas, USA
- Died November 1, 1982
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages1916
War and Peace1956
The Crowd1928
Duel in the Sun1946
The Fountainhead1949
The Big Parade1925
Man Without a Star1955
Solomon and Sheba1959
Filmography
- 2005Filmmakers vs. TycoonsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2000Federico Fellini's AutobiographyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of MagicFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1981Love & MoneyFilmWalter Klein
- 1980HollywoodSeriesSelf
- 1980Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew WyethFilmDirector
- 1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorFilmSelf
- 1973The Men Who Made the MoviesSeries
- 1964Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to MetaphysicsFilmNarration (as Nicholas Rodiv), Writer, Director, Cinematography
- 1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1960Hedda Hopper's HollywoodFilmSelf
- 1959Solomon and ShebaFilmDirector
- 1956War and PeaceFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1955Man Without a StarFilmDirector
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1952Ruby GentryFilmProducer, Director
- 1952Japanese War BrideFilmDirector
- 1951Lightning Strikes TwiceFilmDirector
- 1949The FountainheadFilmDirector
- 1949Beyond the ForestFilmDirector
- 1949It's a Great FeelingFilmKIng Vidor (uncredited)
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf
- 1948On Our Merry WayFilmDirector
- 1946Duel in the SunFilmDirector
- 1944An American RomanceFilmStory, Producer, Director
- 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.FilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1940Northwest PassageFilmDirector
- 1940Comrade XFilmDirector, Producer
- 1940The Fight for LifeFilmTechnical Advisor
- 1940Northward, Ho!FilmHimself
- 1938The CitadelFilmDirector
- 1937Stella DallasFilmDirector
- 1936The Texas RangersFilmProducer, Story, Director
- 1936The Plow That Broke the PlainsFilmTechnical Advisor
- 1935The Wedding NightFilmDirector
- 1935So Red the RoseFilmDirector
- 1934Our Daily BreadFilmFarmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited), Director, Story, Writer, Producer
- 1933The Stranger's ReturnFilmDirector
- 1932Bird of ParadiseFilmDirector, Producer
- 1932CynaraFilmDirector
- 1931The ChampFilmDirector, Producer
- 1931Street SceneFilmDirector
- 1930Billy the KidFilmDirector, Producer
- 1930Not So DumbFilmDirector, Producer
- 1929HallelujahFilmDirector, Story
- 1928The CrowdFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1928Show PeopleFilmSelf (uncredited), Director, Producer
- 1928The PatsyFilmDirector, Producer
- 1926La BohèmeFilmDirector
- 1926Bardelys the MagnificentFilmDirector
- 1925The Big ParadeFilmDirector
- 19251925 Studio TourFilmSelf
- 1925Proud FleshFilmDirector
- 1924Wild OrangesFilmDirector, Adaptation
- 1924Wine of YouthFilmDirector, Producer
- 1924The Wife of the CentaurFilmDirector
- 1924HappinessFilmDirector
- 1924His HourFilmDirector
- 1923Souls for SaleFilmSelf - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
- 1923The Woman of BronzeFilmDirector
- 1923Three Wise FoolsFilmWriter, Director
- 1923Alice AdamsFilmProducer
- 1922Peg o' My HeartFilmDirector
- 1922The Real AdventureFilmDirector
- 1922Conquering the WomanFilmDirector, Producer
- 1922Dusk to DawnFilmDirector, Producer
- 1921The Sky PilotFilmDirector
- 1921Love Never DiesFilmDirector, Producer, Adaptation
- 1920The Jack-Knife ManFilmDirector, Producer
- 1920The Family HonorFilmDirector
- 1919The Other HalfFilmDirector, Story
- 1919Poor RelationsFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1919The Turn in the RoadFilmDirector, Writer
- 1919Better TimesFilmWriter, Director
- 1918Bud's RecruitFilmDirector, Scenario Writer
- 1918The Chocolate of the GangFilmDirector
- 1918Tad's Swimming HoleFilmDirector