King Vidor
Biography
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).
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Known For
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
The Oscars
The Ed Sullivan Show
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Federico Fellini's Autobiography
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Acting History
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons as Self (archive footage)
2000Federico Fellini's Autobiography as Self (archive footage)
1990The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic as Self (archive footage)
1981Love & Money as Walter Klein
1980Hollywood as Self
1980Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1973The Men Who Made the Movies
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self
1964Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
1961Hollywood: The Selznick Years as Self (uncredited)
1960Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
1953The Oscars as Self
1949It's a Great Feeling as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1940Northward, Ho! as Himself
1934Our Daily Bread as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
1928Show People as Self (uncredited)
19251925 Studio Tour as Self
1923Souls for Sale as Self - Celebrity Director (uncredited)
1916Faith
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Extra (uncredited)