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Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director.
Gregory La Cava. Director: My Man Godfrey. A former cartoonist, Gregory La Cava entered films during WWI as an animator for Walter Lantz on such animated films as "The Katzenjammer Kids" series.
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- Towanda, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Malibu, California, USA
Gregory La Cava (born March 10, 1892, Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 1, 1952, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director best known for his screwball comedies, especially My Man Godfrey (1936) and Stage Door (1937).
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May 1, 2004 · La Cava was widely recognized during his greatest decade — the 1930s — as a strong, in some ways unique filmmaker, capable of creating commercial hits that were also critical and artistic successes.
Gregory La Cava. Director: My Man Godfrey. A former cartoonist, Gregory La Cava entered films during WWI as an animator for Walter Lantz on such animated films as "The Katzenjammer Kids" series.
- March 10, 1892
- March 1, 1952
Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director.
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G regory La Cava was a pioneer film director, producer and writer. After art training in Chicago and New York he became a cub reporter in Rochester, N.Y., and then a comic strip...
