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Apr 12, 2024 · King Vidor (born February 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S.—died November 1, 1982, Paso Robles, California) was an American motion-picture director whose films of the 1920s and ’30s in both content and theme were among the most creative of those produced in Hollywood; they deal in relatively uncompromising terms with such themes as idealism ...
Mar 25, 2021 · By Michael Corcoran. March 25, 2021. The Film Daily, a New York publication, featured King Vidor on one of its covers in 1919. Photo courtesy The Film Daily /Wikimedia. Filmmaker King Vidor was only 6 years old when he survived the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. The Great Galveston Storm of 1900 nearly wiped out his hometown and ...
King Wallis Vidor ( / ˈviːdɔːr /; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues.
Nov 2, 1982 · King Vidor, the director of many pace-setting movies beginnning more than half a century ago, died yesterday of a heart ailment at his ranch in the rolling seaside hills of Paso Robles, Calif....
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."
Aug 3, 2022 · King Vidor, the Versatile Messenger. By David Hudson. The Daily —. Aug 3, 2022. King Vidor, Patricia Neal, and Gary Cooper during the making of The Fountainhead (1949) “I believe in the motion picture that carries a message to humanity,” wrote King Vidor in 1920. He’d already directed and appeared in a good number of shorts and features ...
Jul 13, 2022 · Film at Lincoln Center announces King Vidor, a retrospective of the Academy Award®-winning director’s work, from August 5–14. A fascinating and prolific figure whose career bridged the silent and sound eras of Hollywood, King Vidor completed over 50 feature films during a career that spanned nearly seven decades.
