Search results
People also ask
Why did Mr Towers refuse to quote the Cukor letters?
Who was George Dewey Cukor?
Why did George Cukor re-release 'The Discreet Charm'?
Why was George Cukor a double life not published?
In the late 1950s, Cukor became involved with a considerably younger man named George Towers. He financed his education at the Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences and the University of Southern California, from which Towers graduated with a law degree in 1967. [43]
- George Dewey Cukor, July 7, 1899, New York City, U.S.
- 1930–1981
- January 24, 1983 (aged 83), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Dec 15, 1991 · Despite Mr. McGilligan's repeated efforts, Cukor's protege and heir, George Towers, refused all requests for interviews. (According to the book's afterword, Mr. Towers told him,...
Dec 12, 2013 · Cukor died in 1983, leaving almost everything to lawyer George Towers, a younger man he became involved with in the 1950s, and whose education he financed. His fabulous house was sold and its fabled William Haines-designed interiors renovated, but, boy, if those walls could only talk!
Jun 13, 2023 · Cukor did have a long-term suitor: attorney George E. Towers, thirty-six years his junior, whose education he financed. Like Henry Higgins, Cukor oversaw the young man’s metamorphosis. From virile rough trade to upper-class professional. While movies disappointed (Star is Born was
- Mark O'donovan
George Cukor was an American film director known for films like ‘The Philadelphia Story’ and ‘Gaslight.’. Most famous for his comedies and literary adaptations, he established himself as a skilled director of sound films when Hollywood was making a transition from silent films to talkies.
It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Sol C. Siegel, with Saul Chaplin as associate producer. The screenplay was by John Patrick, based on a story by Vera Caspary. In the late 1950s, Cukor became involved with a considerably younger man named George Towers.
Play trailer 4:21. 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.
