King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Director, and won eight international film awards during his career. Vidor's best known films include The Big Parade (1925), The Crowd (1928), Stella Dallas (1937), and Duel in the Sun (1946).
Known for
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
- The Oscars (1953)
- Ciné regards (1978)
- Hollywood (1980)
- The Men Who Made the Movies (1973)
- Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
- Love & Money (1981)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
- It's a Great Feeling (1949)
- Show People (1928)
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
- Hollywood: The Selznick Years (1961)
- Our Daily Bread (1934)
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
- Federico Fellini's Autobiography (2000)
- Souls for Sale (1923)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)
- Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth (1980)