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King Vidor

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 8, 1894Died November 1, 1982 (88 years)
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).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Intolerance
  • The Big Parade
  • Stella Dallas
  • Street Scene
  • Bird of Paradise
  • The Wedding Night

Known For

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • The Fountainhead
  • The Crowd
  • The Big Parade
  • Stella Dallas
  • The Champ
  • Solomon and Sheba
  • Man Without a Star
  • Northwest Passage
  • Show People
  • The Citadel
  • Beyond the Forest
  • The Patsy
  • Hallelujah
  • Street Scene
  • Our Daily Bread
  • Comrade X
  • Duel in the Sun
  • Ruby Gentry
  • The Wedding Night
  • La Bohème
  • Bird of Paradise
  • Lightning Strikes Twice
  • H.M. Pulham, Esq.

King Vidor Filmography

1956
War and Peace · as Screenplay
1941
H.M. Pulham, Esq. · as Screenplay
1940
Northwest Passage · as Contributing Writer
1939
The Wizard of Oz · as Contributing Writer
1931
1928
The Crowd · as Screenplay
1925

1981
Love & Money · as Walter Klein
1963
30 Years of Fun · as Cast
1949
It's a Great Feeling · as King Vidor (uncredited)
1934
Our Daily Bread · as Farmer Yelling 'let It Go!' (uncredited)
1916
The Intrigue · as Chauffeur
1916
Intolerance · as Extra (uncredited)

2014
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Self (archive Footage)
2005
2001
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies · as Self (archive Audiotape Interview)
2000
1995
1990
1990
1982
1981
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1980
Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
1979
The 51st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1977
The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self
1973
1969
Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as Self (uncredited)
1966
Chronicle (1966) (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Filmmakers of our time (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self
1960
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self
1928
Show People · as Self (uncredited)
1923
Souls for Sale · as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)

1949
Streets of Laredo · as Original Screenplay
1944
1939
The Wizard of Oz · as Director: Kansas Scenes
1936
The Texas Rangers · as Story
1934
Our Daily Bread · as Story
1929
Hallelujah · as Story
1924
His Hour · as Titles
1924
Wild Oranges · as Adaptation
1921
Love Never Dies · as Adaptation
1919
The Other Half · as Story

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