The Thin Red Line
1999
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George Cooper Stevens Jr. (born April 3, 1932) is an American writer, playwright, director, and producer. He is the founder of the American Film Institute, creator of the AFI Life Achievement Award, and co-creator of the Kennedy Center Honors. He has also served as Co-Chairman of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Discover the story of George Stevens Jr. and his adventures through Hollywood and Washington. His entertaining memoir, My Place in the Sun is available now.
George Stevens Jr. was born on 3 April 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Separate But Equal (1991), George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) and The Thin Red Line (1998). He has been married to Elizabeth Polk Guest since 5 July 1965.
George Stevens Jr. was born on April 3, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Separate But Equal (1991), George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) and The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2012).
May 14, 2022 · George Stevens Jr., the son of a legendary Hollywood director who joined his father in movie sets, then set off to make films of his own and later created the American Film Institute - his...
Jul 20, 2022 · He was Oscar-nominated as Best Director for the last five, winning for A Place in the Sun and Giant. Now, George Stevens Jr. has penned an autobiography, one as expansive, entertaining, and illuminating as his father’s best films.
Jun 7, 2022 · Writer and director George Stevens Jr.'s life has long been at the center of culture and politics. He details his extraordinary life and fascinating career in his book, "My Place in the Sun."...
Jun 16, 2022 · From his father to his own career, George Stevens Jr. recalls 90 years in film with ‘My Place in the Sun’. Along with spending time with James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, Stevens...
George Stevens, Jr. once confessed that as a young man, his dream was not to follow in his esteemed father’s footsteps, as many expected, but to become a sportswriter. Although a series of unexpected offers led him to abandon that dream, the sports world’s loss was the film world’s gain.
George Stevens, Jr., son of former DGA president George Stevens, Sr., learned the craft of filmmaking by visiting the sets of his father’s movies as a child, before moving up to P.A for the films A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1953) and Giant (1956).
