King Vidor
Age: 88 | From: Galveston, Texas, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1894-02-08 16:21:29
Death: 1982-11-01 16:21:29
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Galveston, Texas, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 100
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
The Wizard of Oz
(1939) Co-Director
Solomon and Sheba
(1959) Director
War and Peace
(1956) Screenplay
Duel in the Sun
(1946) Director
The Champ
(1931) Producer
The Fountainhead
(1949) Director
Man Without a Star
(1955) Director
The Crowd
(1928) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1981 | Walter Klein | |
| 1980 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1964 | Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv) | |
| 1961 | Self (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Self | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| 1949 | KIng Vidor (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Self | |
| 1940 | Himself | |
| 1934 | Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited) | |
| 1928 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| 1925 | Self | |
| 1923 | Himself - Celebrity Director (uncredited) | |
| 1916 | N/A | |
| Extra (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1980 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| 1959 | Director | |
| 1956 | Director | |
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| 1939 | Co-Director | |
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| 1936 | Director | |
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| 1926 | Director | |
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| 1913 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Cinematography | |
| 1936 | Technical Advisor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Writer | |
| 1956 | Screenplay | |
| 1944 | Story | |
| 1941 | Screenplay | |
| 1936 | Story | |
| 1934 | Story | |
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| 1929 | Story | |
| 1928 | Screenplay | |
| 1924 | Adaptation | |
| 1923 | Writer | |
| 1921 | Adaptation | |
| 1919 | Story | |
| Writer | ||
| 1918 | Scenario Writer | |
| 1917 | Screenplay | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Producer | |
| 1944 | Producer | |
| 1940 | Producer | |
| 1936 | Producer | |
| 1934 | Producer | |
| 1932 | Producer | |
| 1931 | Producer | |
| 1930 | Producer | |
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| 1928 | Producer | |
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| 1924 | Producer | |
| 1921 | Producer | |
| 1920 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |