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Jan 26, 1983 · George Dewey Cukor was born in Manhattan on July 7, 1899, to Victor Cukor and the former Helen Gross. His father worked in the Manhattan District Attorney's office and his grandfather, who had ...
5. A Star Is Born. 1954 2h 34m PG. 7.5 (20K) Rate. 89 Metascore. A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral. Director George Cukor Stars Judy Garland James Mason Jack Carson. 6.
George Cukor. Director, Actor. Born July 7, 1899 in Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. 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.
George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Little Women (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936).
George Dewey Cukor (Nova York, 7 de juliol de 1899 - Los Angeles, 24 de gener de 1983) fou un director de cinema estatunidenc. Sobretot especialitzat en les comèdies, posseïa el talent de fer sortir el millor dels actors que dirigia i sobretot de les actrius.
"George Cukor's filmography is his most eloquent defense. When a director has provided tasteful entertainment of a high order consistently over a period of more than thirty years, it is clear that said director is much more than a mere entertainer. Mere entertainers seldom entertain for more than five years, and then only intermittently...
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).
