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1930–1981. Awards. Academy Award for Best Director. 1965 My Fair Lady. Golden Globe Award for Best Director. 1965 My Fair Lady. George Dewey Cukor ( / ˈkjuːkɔːr / KEW-kor; [1] July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director and producer. [2] He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations.
Mother of movie director George Cukor-----Buried at Union Field Cemetery in Ridgewood, NY, according to death certificate per contributor: Danny Gagnon (48712399)
A Star Is Born (1954) 1 Video. 79 Photos. George Cukor was an American film director of Hungarian-Jewish descent, better known for directing comedies and literary adaptations. He once won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated other four times for the same Award.
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He once won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated other four times for the same Award. In 1899, George Dewey Cukor was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. His parents were assistant district attorney Viktor Cukor and Helén Ilona Gross....
- July 7, 1899
- January 24, 1983
American Directors. American Film & Theater Personalities. Childhood & Early Life. George Dewey Cukor was born on July 7, 1899, in Manhattan, New York, U.S. to Hungarian Jewish immigrants Viktor and Helén Ilona Gross as their younger child. He had one elder sister. His father was a lawyer who served as an assistant district attorney.
Jul 18, 2019 · Cukor was at the helm for some of the best performances by audrey hepburn, judy garland, jean harlow, joan crawford, greta garbo, ava gardner. However, it’s his work with Katharine Hepburn that is perhaps his greatest legacy in terms of working with actors. Seven of Cukor’s 19 archiveable films star Katharine Hepburn.
Oct 2, 2018 · Cukor noted that the script, about an aspiring Hollywood actress who meets a fading movie star beset by a drinking problem, bore a remarkable resemblance to the one he had just filmed a few years ...
