King Vidor

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 78

Gender Male

Birthday February 8, 1894

Day of Death November 1, 1982 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Galveston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

킹 비도르
킹 비도어

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King Vidor

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).

Known For

Directing

1980

… Director

1964

… Director

1959

… Director

1956

… Director

1955

… Director

1952		Ruby Gentry … Director
1952		Japanese War Bride … Director

1951

… Director

1949		Beyond the Forest … Director
1949		The Fountainhead … Director

1948

… Director

1946

… Director

1944

… Director

1941

… Director

1940		Comrade X … Director
1940		Northwest Passage … Director

1938

… Director

1937

… Director

1936

… Director

1935		So Red the Rose … Director
1935		The Wedding Night … Director

1934

… Director

1933

… Director

1932		Cynara … Director
1932		Bird of Paradise … Director

1931		The Champ … Director
1931		Street Scene … Director

1930		Billy the Kid … Director
1930		Not So Dumb … Director

1929

… Director

1928		Show People … Director
1928		The Patsy … Director
1928		The Crowd … Director

1926		Bardelys the Magnificent … Director
1926		La Bohème … Director

1925		The Big Parade … Director
1925		Proud Flesh … Director

1924		The Wife of the Centaur … Director
1924		His Hour … Director
1924		Wine of Youth … Director
1924		Happiness … Director
1924		Wild Oranges … Director

1923

… Director

1922		Peg o' My Heart … Director
1922		The Real Adventure … Director

1921		Love Never Dies … Director
1921		The Sky Pilot … Director

1920		The Jack-Knife Man … Director
1920		The Family Honor … Director

1919		The Other Half … Director
1919		Better Times … Director

1918		Tad's Swimming Hole … Director
1918		The Chocolate of the Gang … Director
1918		Bud's Recruit … Director

1913

… Director

Acting

2014

as Self (archive footage)

2005

as Self (archive footage)

2000

as Self (archive footage)

1990

as Self (archive footage)

1981

as Walter Klein

1980		Hollywood (13 episodes) as Self
1980		Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth

1975

(1 episode) as Self

1973		The Men Who Made the Movies (1 episode)
1973		The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self

1964

as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)

1961

as Self (uncredited)

1960

as Self

1953

(2 episodes) as Self

1949

as KIng Vidor (uncredited)

1948

(1 episode) as Self

1940

as Himself

1934

as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)

1928

as Self (uncredited)

1925

as Self

1923

as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)

1916		Faith
1916		Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)

Writing

1964

… Writer

1956

… Screenplay

1944

… Story

1941

… Screenplay

1936

… Story

1934

… Writer … Story

1929

… Story

1928

… Screenplay

1924

… Adaptation

1923

… Writer

1921

… Adaptation

1919		The Other Half … Story
1919		Better Times … Writer

1918

… Scenario Writer

1917

… Screenplay

Production

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… Producer

1952

… Producer

1944

… Producer

1940

… Producer

1936

… Producer

1934

… Producer

1932

… Producer

1931

… Producer

1930		Billy the Kid … Producer
1930		Not So Dumb … Producer

1928		Show People … Producer
1928		The Patsy … Producer

1924

… Producer

1921

… Producer

1920

… Producer

Crew

1964

… Cinematography

1940

… Technical Advisor

1936

… Technical Advisor

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King Vidor

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Directing

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