Actor

King Vidor

1916–present1894–1982DocumentaryDramaRomanceComedy

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 60 films ↗Also wrote 17 screenplays ↗

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Filmography

2005Filmmakers vs. TycoonsSelf (archive footage)6.8 2000Federico Fellini's AutobiographySelf (archive footage)6.4 1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie ClassicSelf (archive footage)8.3 1981Love & MoneyWalter Klein5.1 1980Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth6.3 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf

About

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).

As Director

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1928The Crowd 1925The Big Parade 1949The Fountainhead 1928Show People 1956War and Peace 1935The Wedding Night

As Screenwriter

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1928The Crowd 1956War and Peace 1936The Texas Rangers 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq.1934Our Daily Bread 1944An American Romance

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