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).

Known For

Love and Money
Love and Money
Northward, Ho!
Northward, Ho!
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics

Filmography

2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Federico Fellini's Autobiography
as Self (archive footage)
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
as Self (archive footage)
1981 Love and Money
as Walter Klein
1980 Hollywood
as Self
1980 Metaphor: King Vidor Meets with Andrew Wyeth
as
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies
as
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self
1964 Truth and Illusion: An Introduction to Metaphysics
as Narration (as Nicholas Rodiv)
1961 Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (uncredited)
1960 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
1953 The Oscars
as Self
1949 It's a Great Feeling
as KIng Vidor (uncredited)
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1940 Northward, Ho!
as Himself
1934 Our Daily Bread
as Farmer Yelling 'Let It Go!' (uncredited)
1928 Show People
as Self (uncredited)
1925 1925 Studio Tour
as Self