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W.S. Van Dyke

Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 21, 1889Died February 5, 1943 (53 years)
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Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name "One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Intolerance
Known For
  • The Thin Man
  • After the Thin Man
  • Tarzan the Ape Man
  • Another Thin Man
  • San Francisco
  • Shadow of the Thin Man
  • Manhattan Melodrama
  • I Love You Again
  • Marie Antoinette
  • It's a Wonderful World
  • Forsaking All Others
  • Naughty Marietta
  • Rose-Marie
  • Love on the Run
  • Penthouse
  • Rage in Heaven
  • Northwest Passage
  • The Prisoner of Zenda
  • Trader Horn
  • Personal Property
  • The Prizefighter and the Lady
  • Broadway Melody of 1936
  • The Feminine Touch
  • White Shadows in the South Seas

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