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King Vidor

King Vidor

Known For Directing
Birthday Feb 08, 1894
Died Nov 01, 1982 (88)
Birthplace Galveston, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 nominat ... ed 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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Filmography

Love and Money

Love and Money

1981

as Walter Klein

Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

1964

as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

1949

as KIng Vidor (uncredited)

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934

as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)

War and Peace

War and Peace

1956

Screenplay

An American Romance

An American Romance

1944

Story

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

Screenplay

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

Story

The Plow That Broke the Plains

The Plow That Broke the Plains

1936

Technical Advisor

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934

Writer, Story

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

1929

Story

The Crowd

The Crowd

1928

Screenplay

Wild Oranges

Wild Oranges

1924

Adaptation

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1923

Writer

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies

1921

Adaptation

Better Times

Better Times

1919

Writer

The Other Half

The Other Half

1919

Story

Solomon and Sheba

Solomon and Sheba

1959

Director

War and Peace

War and Peace

1956

Director

Man Without a Star

Man Without a Star

1955

Director

Japanese War Bride

Japanese War Bride

1952

Director

Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

1952

Director

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

1951

Director

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

Director

Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

1949

Director

On Our Merry Way

On Our Merry Way

1948

Director

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

Director

An American Romance

An American Romance

1944

Director

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

Director

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

1940

Director

Comrade X

Comrade X

1940

Director

The Citadel

The Citadel

1938

Director

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

Director

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

Director

The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night

1935

Director

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

1935

Director

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934

Director

The Stranger's Return

The Stranger's Return

1933

Director

Cynara

Cynara

1932

Director

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932

Director

Street Scene

Street Scene

1931

Director

The Champ

The Champ

1931

Director

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1930

Director

Not So Dumb

Not So Dumb

1930

Director

Hallelujah

Hallelujah

1929

Director

Show People

Show People

1928

Director

The Crowd

The Crowd

1928

Director

The Patsy

The Patsy

1928

Director

La Bohème

La Bohème

1926

Director

Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Director

Proud Flesh

Proud Flesh

1925

Director

The Big Parade

The Big Parade

1925

Director

His Hour

His Hour

1924

Director

Wild Oranges

Wild Oranges

1924

Director

Happiness

Happiness

1924

Director

Wine of Youth

Wine of Youth

1924

Director

The Wife of the Centaur

The Wife of the Centaur

1924

Director

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1923

Director

Peg o' My Heart

Peg o' My Heart

1922

Director

The Real Adventure

The Real Adventure

1922

Director

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies

1921

Director

The Sky Pilot

The Sky Pilot

1921

Director

The Jack-Knife Man

The Jack-Knife Man

1920

Director

The Family Honor

The Family Honor

1920

Director

Better Times

Better Times

1919

Director

The Other Half

The Other Half

1919

Director

Tad's Swimming Hole

Tad's Swimming Hole

1918

Director

Hurricane in Galveston

Hurricane in Galveston

1913

Director

Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

1952

Producer

An American Romance

An American Romance

1944

Producer

Comrade X

Comrade X

1940

Producer

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers

1936

Producer

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread

1934

Producer

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1932

Producer

The Champ

The Champ

1931

Producer

Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid

1930

Producer

Not So Dumb

Not So Dumb

1930

Producer

Show People

Show People

1928

Producer

The Patsy

The Patsy

1928

Producer

Wine of Youth

Wine of Youth

1924

Producer

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies

1921

Producer

The Jack-Knife Man

The Jack-Knife Man

1920

Producer

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Hollywood

as Self

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 08, 1980

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Men Who Made the Movies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1973

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

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