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King Vidor

キング・ヴィダー　/　きんぐ・ゔぃだー

American film director (1894-1982)

February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982　・　Galveston, Texas, United States

Born in Texas
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter

My Take

King Vidor is one of those towering early-Hollywood directors whose ambition still feels startling. The Crowd, with its dizzying camera moves through an ocean of office desks, is one of the great statements of silent cinema and remarkably modern in its empathy for the ordinary man. He took real risks, too, like making Hallelujah with an all-Black cast in 1929, which was almost unheard of. What strikes me is the breadth of his career, from silent epics to lush melodramas like Stella Dallas. He was nominated for Best Director five times and never won competitively, which feels like one of the Academy's quiet injustices.

Overview

King Vidor (1894-1982) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter born in Galveston, Texas. One of the most important directors of the silent and classical Hollywood eras, he was celebrated for socially conscious works such as The Big Parade, The Crowd and Hallelujah. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director five times, he received an Academy Honorary Award in 1979 and holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

1. Profile

Name (English): King Vidor
Name (Japanese): キング・ヴィダー
Reading: きんぐ・ゔぃだー
Born: February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Horse
Origin: Galveston, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Film director / Film producer / Screenwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1979 Academy Honorary Award
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Hollywood Walk of Fame star

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	The Big Parade	—	Unknown
Notable work	The Crowd	—	Unknown
Notable work	Hallelujah	—	Unknown
Notable work	The Champ (1931)	—	Unknown
Notable work	Our Daily Bread	—	Unknown
Notable work	Stella Dallas (1937)	—	Unknown

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC

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