Directing

King Vidor

King Vidor is vooral bekend van The Oscars, The Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood en Les Rendez-vous du dimanche. King Vidor werd geboren op 8 februari 1894. King Vidor overleed op 1 november 1982 op 88-jarige leeftijd.

Geboren: 8 februari 1894
Geboorteplaats: Galveston, Texas, USA
Overleden: 1 november 1982 (88 jaar)

Biografie

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).