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King Wallis Vidor (/ ˈ v iː d ɔːr /; 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.
King Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter of Hungarian descent. He was born in Galveston, Texas to lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor and his wife Kate Wallis.
King Vidor, American motion-picture director whose films of the 1920s and ’30s were among the most creative of those produced in Hollywood. Among his most admired works were The Big Parade (1925), Hallelujah (1929), The Champ (1931), Stella Dallas (1937), and The Citadel (1938).
King Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter of Hungarian descent. He was born in Galveston, Texas to lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor and his wife Kate Wallis.
Aug 3, 2022 · King Vidor, the Versatile Messenger. “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, and then, in his midtwenties, he founded his own production company, Vidor Village, with a brief statement of principles that ...
Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946). King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades.
Biography of Hollywood film director King Vidor, whose most influential films include the silent classics The Crowd and The Big Parade, and Hallelujah, Duel in the Sun, and War and Peace from the sound era.
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.
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.
Feb 8, 2018 · King Vidor: 10 essential films. Not as famous as John Ford or Howard Hawks, Texas-born King Vidor was nonetheless one of the great American directors of the golden age of Hollywood. Get to know 10 of his best movies.
