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W.S. Van Dyke

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
5

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 21, 1889 (137 years old)

Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA

W.S. Van Dyke

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name "One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.

Known For

Directing

1942Journey for Margaret...Director
1942Cairo...Director
1942I Married an Angel...Director
1942Dr. Kildare's Victory...Director
1941Shadow of the Thin Man...Director
1941The Feminine Touch...Director
1941Rage in Heaven...Director
1940Bitter Sweet...Director
1940I Love You Again...Director
1940I Take This Woman...Director
1939Another Thin Man...Director
1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever...Director
1939It's a Wonderful World...Director
1939Stand Up and Fight...Director
1938Sweethearts...Director
1938Marie Antoinette...Director
1937Rosalie...Director
1937The Prisoner of Zenda...Co-Director
1937They Gave Him a Gun...Director
1937Personal Property...Director
1936After the Thin Man...Director
1936Love on the Run...Director
1936The Devil Is a Sissy...Director
1936His Brother's Wife...Director
1936San Francisco...Director
1936Rose Marie...Director
1935I Live My Life...Director
1935Broadway Melody of 1936...Co-Director
1935Naughty Marietta...Director
1934Forsaking All Others...Director
1934Hide-Out...Director
1934The Thin Man...Director
1934Manhattan Melodrama...Director
1934Laughing Boy...Director
1933Eskimo...Director
1933The Prizefighter and the Lady...Director
1933Penthouse...Director
1932Night Court...Director
1932Tarzan the Ape Man...Director
1931The Cuban Love Song...Director
1931Guilty Hands...Director
1931Never the Twain Shall Meet...Director
1931Trader Horn...Director
1929The Pagan...Director
1928White Shadows in the South Seas...Director
1928The Adventurer...Director
1928Wyoming...Director
1928Under the Black Eagle...Director
1927Spoilers of the West...Director
1927Foreign Devils...Director
1927The Heart of the Yukon...Director
1927The Eyes of the Totem...Director
1927California...Director
1927Winners Of The Wilderness...Director
1926War Paint...Director
1926The Gentle Cyclone...Director
1925The Desert's Price...Director
1925The Timber Wolf...Director
1925Ranger of the Big Pines...Director
1925Hearts and Spurs...Director
1925The Trail Rider...Director
1925Barriers Burned Away...Director
1924Gold Heels...Director
1924Winner Take All...Director
1924The Beautiful Sinner...Director
1924The Battling Fool...Director
1924Loving Lies...Director
1924Half-a-Dollar Bill...Director
1923The Miracle Makers...Director
1923Ruth of the Range...Director
1923The Destroying Angel...Director
1923The Little Girl Next Door...Director
1922The Boss of Camp 4...Director
1922Forget Me Not...Director
1922According to Hoyle...Director
1922White Eagle...Director
1921The Avenging Arrow...Director
1921Double Adventure...Director
1920The Adventures of Daredevil Jack...Director
1919The Hawk's Trail...Director
1918The Lady of the Dugout...Director
1917Sadie Goes to Heaven...Director
1917Gift o' Gab...Director
1917Men of the Desert...Director
1917Open Places...Director
1917On Trial...Director
1917The Land of Long Shadows...Director
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages...Second Assistant Director
1915The Birth of a Nation...Assistant Director

Production

1936San Francisco...Producer
1935Naughty Marietta...Producer
1934Hide-Out...Producer
1934Laughing Boy...Producer
1933Eskimo...Producer
1933The Prizefighter and the Lady...Producer

Writing

1927The Heart of the Yukon...Writer
1920The Adventures of Daredevil Jack...Scenario Writer
1919The Forbidden Room...Story
1917Men of the Desert...Writer
1917Open Places...Writer
1917The Land of Long Shadows...Writer
1916Orphan Joyce...Writer
1915A Daughter of the City...Writer

Acting

1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Soundas Self
1938Another Romance of Celluloidas Self (uncredited)
1933Eskimoas Inspector White (uncredited)
1916Oliver Twistas Charles Dickens
1916Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Agesas Cana Wedding Guest