King Vidor
Born in Galveston, Texas, USA — Feb 08 1894• Died Nov 01 1982
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Biography
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).
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King Vidor's Credits
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The Oscars
Self
Hollywood
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies
Show People
Self (uncredited)
War and Peace
Directing
Duel in the Sun
Directing
The Fountainhead
Directing
The Wedding Night
Directing
The Citadel
Directing
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Extra (uncredited)
Stella Dallas
Directing
Man Without a Star
Directing
The Big Parade
Directing
It's a Great Feeling
KIng Vidor (uncredited)
The Champ
Directing
Beyond the Forest
Directing
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self (archive footage)
On Our Merry Way
Directing
Street Scene
Directing
Comrade X
Directing
Northwest Passage
Directing
Bardelys the Magnificent
Directing
Ruby Gentry
Production
Lightning Strikes Twice
Directing
Three Wise Fools
Directing
Souls for Sale
Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
Love & Money
Walter Klein
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self
Our Daily Bread
Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
Proud Flesh
Directing
The Stranger's Return
Directing
Bird of Paradise
Directing
So Red the Rose
Directing
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Directing
Hallelujah
Directing
Wine of Youth
Directing
Billy the Kid
Directing
The Crowd
Writing
Japanese War Bride
Directing
The Texas Rangers
Production
Cynara
Directing
Northward, Ho!
Himself
The Family Honor
Directing
An American Romance
Writing
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Self (uncredited)
His Hour
Directing
The Plow That Broke the Plains
Crew
Conquering the Woman
Directing
Not So Dumb
Directing
The Wife of the Centaur
Directing
The Patsy
Directing
1925 Studio Tour
Self
Wild Oranges
Directing
Peg o' My Heart
Directing
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Self (archive footage)
The Jack-Knife Man
Directing
The Other Half
Directing
Love Never Dies
Directing
La Bohème
Directing
Dusk to Dawn
Directing
Alice Adams
Production
Poor Relations
Directing
Happiness
Directing
The Sky Pilot
Directing
Faith
The Fight for Life
Crew
Better Times
Writing
The Real Adventure
Directing
What'll We Do with Uncle?
Writing
The Woman of Bronze
Directing
The Turn in the Road
Directing
Tad's Swimming Hole
Directing
Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
The Chocolate of the Gang
Directing
Bud's Recruit
Directing
Hurricane in Galveston
Directing
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)