

King Vidor
Acting
February 8, 1894
Galveston, Texas, USA
November 1, 1982
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).
Movies & Shows


The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Solomon and Sheba

War and Peace

Man Without a Star

Ruby Gentry

Japanese War Bride

Lightning Strikes Twice

Beyond the Forest

The Fountainhead

On Our Merry Way

Duel in the Sun

An American Romance

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Northwest Passage

Stella Dallas

The Texas Rangers

Our Daily Bread

Bird of Paradise
