W.S. Van Dyke
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday21 March 1889
Died5 February 1943 (age 53)
Place of birthSan Diego, California, USA
Known credits96
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 …
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · Thanks
Journey for Margaret
1942 · Director
Cairo
1942 · Director
I Married an Angel
1942 · Director
Dr. Kildare's Victory
1942 · Director
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · Director
The Feminine Touch
1941 · Director
Rage in Heaven
1941 · Director
Bitter Sweet
1940 · Director
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940 · Self
I Love You Again
1940 · Director
I Take This Woman
1940 · Director
Another Thin Man
1939 · Director
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939 · Director
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Director
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Director
Sweethearts
1938 · Director
Marie Antoinette
1938 · Director
Another Romance of Celluloid
1938 · Self (uncredited)
Rosalie
1937 · Director
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937 · Co-Director
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 · Director
Personal Property
1937 · Director
After the Thin Man
1936 · Director
Love on the Run
1936 · Director
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 · Director
His Brother's Wife
1936 · Director
San Francisco
1936 · Director
San Francisco
1936 · Producer
Rose Marie
1936 · Director
I Live My Life
1935 · Director
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 · Co-Director
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Director
Naughty Marietta
1935 · Producer
Forsaking All Others
1934 · Director
Hide-Out
1934 · Producer
Hide-Out
1934 · Director
The Thin Man
1934 · Director
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · Director
Laughing Boy
1934 · Director
Laughing Boy
1934 · Producer
Eskimo
1933 · Inspector White (uncredited)
Eskimo
1933 · Director
Eskimo
1933 · Producer
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Director
The Prizefighter and the Lady
1933 · Producer
Penthouse
1933 · Director
Night Court
1932 · Director
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