King Vidor
American film director, film producer, and screenwriter (1894-1982) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 88
King Wallis Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His 67-year career spanned the silent and sound eras, with works distinguished by a sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues.
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HollywoodSeries1979Academy Honorary AwardAward1978
Ciné regardsSeries1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries1973
The Men Who Made the MoviesSeries1964Golden Plate AwardAward1956
War and PeaceFilm, Director, Writer1953
The OscarsSeries1952
Ruby GentryFilm, Director, Producer1949
Beyond the ForestFilm, Director1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1944
An American RomanceFilm, Director, Writer1940
Comrade XFilm, Director, Producer1937
Stella DallasFilm, Director1935
The Wedding NightFilm, Director1932
Bird of ParadiseFilm, Director, Producer1930
Billy the KidFilm, Director, Producer1928
Show PeopleFilm, Director, Producer1924
Wild OrangesFilm, Director1916
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the AgesFilm, Extra (uncredited)1894Born8 February 1894People around King Vidor
Irving Thalberg Produced Show People and The Big Parade
John Gilbert King Vidor directed Show People (1928)
ZaSu Pitts King Vidor directed Three Wise Fools (1923)
David Butler King Vidor directed The Sky Pilot (1921)
William Haines King Vidor directed Show People (1928)
Karl Dane King Vidor produced The Big Parade (1925)
Creighton Hale King Vidor directed The Fountainhead (1949)
Dell Henderson King Vidor produced The Champ and Show People
Bert Roach King Vidor directed The Crowd (1928)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Street Scene and The Wedding Night
Marion Davies King Vidor directed Show People and The Patsy
Renée Adorée King Vidor produced The Big Parade (1925)
Claire McDowell King Vidor directed The Big Parade (1925)
Aileen Pringle King Vidor directed The Wife of the Centaur (1924)
John Qualen King Vidor directed On Our Merry Way (1948)
Ann Doran King Vidor directed The Fountainhead (1949)
George Nichols King Vidor directed Proud Flesh (1925)
Roscoe Karns King Vidor directed Conquering the Woman (1922)
Harry Todd King Vidor directed The Sky Pilot (1921)
Rolfe Sedan King Vidor directed The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Lillian Leighton King Vidor directed Poor Relations (1919)- Henry Blanke Produced Beyond the Forest and The Fountainhead
Hedy Lamarr King Vidor produced Comrade X and H. M. Pulham
Sidney Bracey King Vidor directed The Crowd (1928)
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The Crowd 1928
The Big Parade 1925
The Champ 1931
Show People 1928
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
123 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
Photos 11
Vidor featured in the February 21, 1920, issue of Exhibitors Herald
Holiday greetings from the Vidors, December 25, 1920
King Vidor and Colleen Moore on location for The Sky Pilot near Truckee, California
Hendrik Sartov (cinematographer), King Vidor (director), Irving Thalberg (producer) & Lillian Gish (co-star) on the set of La Bohème
King Vidor (center) with Renée Adorée and John Gilbert. On the set of The Big Parade
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Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions.
