George Cukor

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American film director film director film producer person screenwriter theatre director

George Cukor was an acclaimed American film director of Hollywood’s Golden Age, renowned for his sophisticated literary adaptations and for directing classic films such as “The Philadelphia Story” and “My Fair Lady.”

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instanceOf American film director ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
person ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
awardReceivedForWork Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
surface form: Academy Award for Best Director for My Fair Lady
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
collaboratedWith Audrey Hepburn ⓘ
Judy Garland ⓘ
Katharine Hepburn ⓘ
MGM ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
surface form: RKO Pictures

Spencer Tracy ⓘ
Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth 1899-07-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1983-01-24 ⓘ
directed A Star Is Born (1954 film) ⓘ
Adam's Rib ⓘ
surface form: Adam’s Rib

Born Yesterday ⓘ
Camille ⓘ
Gaslight ⓘ
Holiday ⓘ
Little Women (1933 film) ⓘ
My Fair Lady (film) ⓘ
surface form: My Fair Lady

The Philadelphia Story ⓘ
The Women ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Hungarian Jewish descent ⓘ
fullName George Cukor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: George Dewey Cukor
genreSpecialization drama film ⓘ
literary adaptation ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ
knownFor sophisticated dialogue-driven films ⓘ
strong direction of actresses ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Classical Hollywood cinema
notableWork A Star Is Born (1954 film) ⓘ
Adam's Rib ⓘ
surface form: Adam’s Rib

Born Yesterday ⓘ
Camille ⓘ
Gaslight ⓘ
Holiday ⓘ
Little Women (1933 film) ⓘ
My Fair Lady (film) ⓘ
surface form: My Fair Lady

The Philadelphia Story ⓘ
The Women ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
parentOccupation lawyer ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Los Angeles ⓘ
sexualOrientation gay ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emphasis on performance and character ⓘ
witty sophisticated tone ⓘ
workedIn Broadway ⓘ
surface form: Broadway theatre

Hollywood ⓘ

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A Star Is Born (1954 film) → director → George Cukor ⓘ
Gaslight → director → George Cukor ⓘ
subject surface form: Gaslight (1944 film)
Gone with the Wind → director → George Cukor ⓘ
Little Women (1933 film) → director → George Cukor ⓘ
The Chapman Report → director → George Cukor ⓘ
Winged Victory (film) → director → George Cukor ⓘ
The Man That Got Away → filmDirector → George Cukor ⓘ
George Cukor → fullName → George Cukor self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Dewey Cukor
Cary Grant → workedWithDirector → George Cukor ⓘ