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Fred M. Wilcox

Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 22, 1907Died September 23, 1964 (56 years)
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Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These films were entered in the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993 and 2013 respectively.

Known For

  • Forbidden Planet
  • Lassie Come Home
  • The Secret Garden
  • Courage of Lassie
  • Hills of Home
  • Three Daring Daughters
  • Code Two
  • Shadow in the Sky
  • I Passed for White
  • Tennessee Champ

Fred M. Wilcox Filmography

1960
I Passed for White · as Screenplay

1933
The Solitaire Man · as Assistant Director

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