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

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

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