# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/w-s-van-dyke
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:48:56.369Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/w-s-van-dyke"
name: "W. S. Van Dyke"
slug: "w-s-van-dyke"
description: "Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II was an American film director who made several early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name \"One Take Woody\" for his efficient style of filming."
tagline: "American film director (1889–1943)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/W._S._Van_Dyke%2C_1933.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1889-03-21"
deathDate: "1943-02-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.1891165602956
  historical:           21.519916
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0886754/"
    handle:    "nm0886754"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump