King Vidor

Birthday: 1894-02-08
Deathday: 1982-11-01
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, USA
Gender: Male

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).

Credits

	Year	Title
	1980-01-01	Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
	1964-01-01	Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
	1959-12-18	Solomon and Sheba
	1956-08-21	War and Peace
	1955-03-24	Man Without a Star
	1952-12-25	Ruby Gentry
	1952-01-29	Japanese War Bride
	1951-04-12	Lightning Strikes Twice
	1949-10-21	Beyond the Forest
	1949-06-25	The Fountainhead
	1948-02-03	On Our Merry Way
	1946-12-31	Duel in the Sun
	1944-04-16	An American Romance
	1941-12-04	H.M. Pulham, Esq.
	1940-12-13	Comrade X
	1940-02-23	Northwest Passage
	1938-10-29	The Citadel
	1937-08-06	Stella Dallas
	1936-08-28	The Texas Rangers
	1935-12-20	So Red the Rose
	1935-03-08	The Wedding Night
	1934-10-02	Our Daily Bread
	1933-07-28	The Stranger's Return
	1932-12-24	Cynara
	1932-08-12	Bird of Paradise
	1931-11-21	The Champ
	1931-09-05	Street Scene
	1930-10-16	Billy the Kid
	1930-02-02	Not So Dumb
	1929-08-20	Hallelujah
	1928-11-20	Show People
	1928-04-22	The Patsy
	1928-03-03	The Crowd
	1926-09-30	Bardelys the Magnificent
	1926-03-13	La Bohème
	1925-11-05	The Big Parade
	1925-04-27	Proud Flesh
	1924-12-01	The Wife of the Centaur
	1924-09-29	His Hour
	1924-09-15	Wine of Youth
	1924-03-09	Happiness
	1924-01-20	Wild Oranges
	1923-08-19	Three Wise Fools
	1922-12-17	Peg o' My Heart
	1922-05-28	The Real Adventure
	1921-11-11	Love Never Dies
	1921-04-16	The Sky Pilot
	1920-07-31	The Jack-Knife Man
	1920-03-15	The Family Honor
	1919-08-18	The Other Half
	1919-07-13	Better Times
	1918-02-20	Tad's Swimming Hole
	1918-01-26	The Chocolate of the Gang
	1918-01-18	Bud's Recruit
	1913-01-01	Hurricane in Galveston