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Jun 11, 2018 · George Cukor >Known for his ability to elicit great performances, American film director >George Cukor (1899-1983) was a stylistic craftsman who made elegant comedies >and dramas from the 1930s through the 1960s.He won an Academy Award in 1964 >for directing the musical My Fair Lady.
George Cukor directed Katharine Hepburn in her screen debut ‘A Bill of Divorcement’ in 1932. The film was a success and he and Hepburn became friends. They worked together in several other films over the years, such as, ‘Little Women’ (1933), ‘Sylvia Scarlett’ (1935), and ‘Holiday’ (1938).
Dec 8, 1991 · George Cukor was a homosexual gentleman of the old school. The courtly and prolific film director who died in 1983, leaving behind more than 50 movies, among them such quintessential gems of ...
George Cukor. Cukor in 1973. George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American movie director. He made many comedy movies and movies based on books. Cukor directed several of RKO 's most important movies such as Little Women (1933). At MGM he directed Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935) Romeo and Juliet (1936 ...
George Dewey Cukor was born July 7, 1899 in New York City. The only son of Hungarian Jewish parents Victor and Helen Cukor, who drew their son's middle name from Naval hero George Dewey, he began acting in local productions as a youth, and performed in a recital alongside his future mentor, David O. Selznick, when both were just boys.
George Cukor - 1940s Films, Directing, Hollywood: Arguably, Cukor’s most lasting contribution to cinema history was the romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940), in which Hepburn repeated her role from the stage play that had been written especially for her by Barry. She played a socialite, Grant portrayed her ex-husband, and James Stewart was a reporter; together they created screen ...
Dec 13, 2013 · The Celebrity Masks of George Cukor. December 13, 2013. The complete retrospective of George Cukor’s films that opens at Film Society of Lincoln Center today is a lesson in the very essence of ...
