King Wallis Vidor ( English King Wallis Vidor ; February 8, 1894 - November 1, 1982) - American film director, screenwriter. The first (from 1936 to 1939) president of the Directors Guild of America .
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| Profession | film director , screenwriter |
| Career | 1913-1980 |
| Awards | Oscar (1978) |
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Biography
King Widor was born on February 8, 1894 in Galveston ( Texas ). After leaving school he ran away from home. At first he worked as a movie ticketer, then he tried and mastered all cinematic professions - from film developers, projectionists, cameramen and actors to film makers. A year later he returned home, from where his parents sent him to study at the Military Academy. In 1915 he came to Hollywood , where he first worked in newsreels. In 1918, he directed his first feature film, The Turn of the Road . In 1926, Vidor’s film “ Big Parade ” appeared on the screen, which was put at the expense of an independent company.
In 1928, the film " The Crowd " was released. Between the Big Parade and the Crowd, the director directed two ordinary entertaining films. King Widor was one of the first American filmmakers to join the production of sound films . His first sound production is Hallelujah ; it, for the first time in Hollywood, starred real African-Americans .
In 1962, Widor led the jury at the 12th Berlin International Film Festival . In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival .
From 1915 to 1926, the director was married to actress Florence Vidor , and from 1926 to 1931 to actress Elinor Boardman , who bore him two daughters. King Widor died of a heart attack at his ranch in Paso Robles, California , at the age of 88.
Selected Filmography
- 1919 - The Turn in the Road
- 1919 - The Other Half
- 1920 - The Family Honor
- 1922 - Peg o 'My Heart
- 1923 - The Woman of Bronze
- 1923 - Three Wise Fools
- 1924 - Wild Oranges
- 1924 - Wine of Youth
- 1924 - His Hour
- 1924 - The Wife of the Centaur
- 1925 - The Big Parade
- 1926 - La Bohème
- 1926 - Bardelys the Magnificent
- 1928 - The Crowd
- 1928 - Patsy
- 1928 - Show People
- 1929 - Hallelujah!
- 1930 - Not So Dumb
- 1931 - The Champ / The Champ
- 1933 - The Stranger's Return
- 1934 - Our Daily Bread
- 1935 - The Wedding Night
- 1936 - The Texas Rangers
- 1937 - Stella Dallas
- 1938 - The Citadel
- 1940 - Northwest Passage
- 1940 - Comrade X / Comrade X
- 1946 - Duel in the Sun
- 1949 - Source / The Fountainhead
- 1949 - Beyond the Forest
- 1951 - Lightning Strikes Twice
- 1955 - Man Without a Star
- 1956 - War and Peace
- 1959 - Solomon and the Queen of Sheba / Solomon and Sheba
Sources
- Komarov S. History of foreign cinema. - Volume 1. A silent movie . - M .: "Art", 1965.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118860542 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.