King Vidor

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American filmmaker film director film producer human screenwriter silent film director

King Vidor was an influential American film director of Hollywood’s Golden Age, known for classics such as "The Big Parade," "The Crowd," and his uncredited work on "The Wizard of Oz."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American filmmaker ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
silent film director ⓘ
activeYearsInFilm 1910s–1950s ⓘ
awardReceived Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Academy Honorary Award
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1894-02-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1982-11-01 ⓘ
directed An American Romance ⓘ
Duel in the Sun ⓘ
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum ⓘ
surface form: Hallelujah

La Bohème ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
Our Daily Bread ⓘ
Ruby Gentry ⓘ
Show People ⓘ
QueenOfSheba ⓘ
surface form: Solomon and Sheba

Stella Dallas ⓘ
The Big Parade ⓘ
The Champ ⓘ
The Citadel ⓘ
The Crowd ⓘ
The Fountainhead ⓘ
The Wedding Night ⓘ
War and Peace ⓘ
directedPortionsOf The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
familyName Vidor ⓘ
genreOfWork drama film ⓘ
epic film ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
silent film ⓘ
givenName King ⓘ
influenced American narrative cinema ⓘ
knownFor directing The Big Parade ⓘ
directing The Crowd ⓘ
uncredited direction on The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
memberOf Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ
movement Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Classical Hollywood cinema
name King Vidor self-link ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
notableWork An American Romance ⓘ
Duel in the Sun ⓘ
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum ⓘ
surface form: Hallelujah

La Bohème ⓘ
Northwest Passage ⓘ
Our Daily Bread ⓘ
Ruby Gentry ⓘ
Show People ⓘ
QueenOfSheba ⓘ
surface form: Solomon and Sheba

Stella Dallas ⓘ
Street Scene ⓘ
The Big Parade ⓘ
The Champ ⓘ
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina ⓘ
surface form: The Citadel

The Crowd ⓘ
The Crowd Roars (1928) ⓘ
The Fountainhead ⓘ
The Wedding Night ⓘ
War and Peace ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Galveston ⓘ
surface form: Galveston, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Paso Robles AVA ⓘ
surface form: Paso Robles, California, United States
religion Church of Christ, Scientist ⓘ
surface form: Christian Science
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Eleanor Boardman ⓘ
Elizabeth Hill ⓘ
Florence Arto ⓘ

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The Wizard of Oz → director → King Vidor ⓘ
DGA → foundedBy → King Vidor ⓘ
subject surface form: Directors Guild of America
King Vidor → name → King Vidor self-link ⓘ