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    • George Cukor | Biography, Movies, Assessment, & Facts

      Proclivity for eliciting strong performances from actresses

      • Because of his proclivity for eliciting strong performances from actresses (especially in his later collaborations with Hepburn), Cukor was often referred to as a “woman’s director,” a label he did not particularly like, not only because he felt—justifiably—that he directed men well too but also because it seemed to cast aspersions on his sexuality.
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      George Cukor | Biography, Movies, Assessment, & Facts

  2. www.bestmoviesbyfarr.com › articles › george-cukorWhy George Cukor Was a "Woman’s Director," and So Much More

    Aug 31, 2017 · When most people think of George Cukor, for instance, they may recall one or more of his finest films, or that he was known as a “woman’s director” — an observation he resented, and for good reason. It was limiting, while Cukor’s talent was virtually limitless.

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  4. www.criterion.com › current › postsGeorge Cukor’s Way with Women | Current | The Criterion ...

    May 2, 2019 · No Hollywood director brought as many memorable heroines to the screen as George Cukor, who was known throughout the industry as the quintessential “woman’s director.”

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › George_CukorGeorge Cukor - Wikipedia

    Cukor quickly earned a reputation as a director who could coax great performances from actresses and he became known as a "woman's director", a title he resented.

  6. www.brightwalldarkroom.com › 2020/08/18 › georgeGeorge Cukor: A ‘Woman’s Director?’ - Bright Wall/Dark Room

    Aug 18, 2020 · This was how George Cukor, celebrated studio filmmaker during the Golden Age of Hollywood, responded to Boze Hadleigh in 1987 when asked how he felt about his categorization as a “woman’s director.”

  7. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersGeorge Cukor | On Cukor | American Masters - PBS

    Nov 22, 2002 · The “women’s director” discovered Cary Grant as a romantic comedian in SYLVIA SCARLETT, launched the careers of Jack Lemmon, Aldo Ray, Tom Ewell and Anthony Perkins as well as Katharine ...

  8. www.britannica.com › biography › George-CukorGeorge Cukor | Biography, Movies, Assessment, & Facts

    Because of his proclivity for eliciting strong performances from actresses (especially in his later collaborations with Hepburn), Cukor was often referred to as a “woman’s director,” a label he did not particularly like, not only because he felt—justifiably—that he directed men well too but also because it seemed to cast aspersions on ...

  9. www.sensesofcinema.com › 2004 › great-directorsCukor, George - Senses of Cinema

    Oct 28, 2004 · Cukor may have been known as a woman’s director, but he never made a real weepie woman’s picture, just as he never handled a generic men’s action film (the wartime assignment Winged Victory [1944] being the only exception). He never worked on screen with Bette Davis or Barbara Stanwyck, and the ideal Cukor woman, Katharine Hepburn, is as ...

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