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George Cukor

American film director and producer (1899-1983) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 83

George Dewey Cukor was an American film director and producer. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's head of production, assigned Cukor to direct several of RKO's major films, including What Price Hollywood?

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1983Died24 January 19831981Rich and FamousFilm, Director1980HollywoodSeries1975Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic SpecialAward1974Flick FlackSeries1973The Men Who Made the MoviesSeries1972Travels with My AuntFilm, Director1971Film '72Series1970Golden Plate AwardAward1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1965Academy Award for Best DirectorAward1964My Fair LadyFilm, Director1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1960Heller in Pink TightsFilm, Director1959The David Susskind ShowSeries1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1956Bhowani JunctionFilm, Director1955MGM ParadeSeries1953The OscarsSeriesThe ActressFilm, 1953Director1949Adam's RibFilm, Director1944GaslightFilm, Director1941A Woman's FaceFilm, Director1939The WomenFilm, Director1937The Prisoner of ZendaFilm, Director1935David CopperfieldFilm, Director1932A Bill of DivorcementFilm, Director1899Born7 July 1899

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  • My Fair Lady 1964
  • Gaslight 1944
  • The Philadelphia Story 1940
  • The Prisoner of Zenda 1937
  • Born Yesterday 1950

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Filmography 40

87 credits on file

Television 10

Media & music

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special1975
Golden Plate Award1970
Academy Award for Best Director1965
Directors Guild of America Award
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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(1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Our Betters (1933), and Little Women (1933). When Selznick moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, Cukor followed and directed Dinner at Eight (1933) and David Copperfield (1935) for Selznick, and Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936) for Irving Thalberg.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1983 · aged 83

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