War and Peace
1956
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King Vidor. King Wallis Vidor ( / ˈviːdɔːr /; 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. 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's paternal grandfather Károly (Charles) Vidor had fled Hungary as a refugee following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (1849-1849).
Apr 12, 2024 · King Vidor (born February 8, 1894, Galveston, Texas, U.S.—died November 1, 1982, Paso Robles, California) was an American motion-picture director whose films of the 1920s and ’30s in both content and theme were among the most creative of those produced in Hollywood; they deal in relatively uncompromising terms with such themes as idealism ...
King Vidor. Director: War and Peace. 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's paternal grandfather Károly (Charles) Vidor had fled Hungary as a refugee following the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (1849-1849). The Kingdom of Hungary ...
Nov 2, 1982 · King Wallis Vidor, whose paternal grandfather immigrated from Hungary, was born in Galveston, Tex., on Feb. 8, 1894, the son of Charles Shelton Vidor, a prosperous lumberman, and the former Kate ...
King Wallis Vidor 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. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often ...
King Wallis Vidor was born on February 8, 1894 in Galveston, Texas. His grandfather immigrated to Texas from Hungary in the 1850s. As a teenager, Vidor worked at a local movie theater as a projectionist and ticket taker. Around the age of twenty, he began shooting local newsreel footage and selling it to interested parties.
