W.S. Van Dyke

Born: 1889-03-21 in San Diego, California, USA

Died: 1943-02-05

Known For: Directing

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.

Filmography

1942

I Married an Angel ... (Director)
Cairo ... (Director)
Journey for Margaret ... (Director)
Dr. Kildare's Victory ... (Director)

1938

Marie Antoinette ... (Director)
Sweethearts ... (Director)
Another Romance of Celluloid as Self (uncredited)

1937

The Prisoner of Zenda ... (Co-Director)
Rosalie ... (Director)
They Gave Him a Gun ... (Director)
Personal Property ... (Director)

1936

After the Thin Man ... (Director)
Rose Marie ... (Director)
San Francisco ... (Director)
Love on the Run ... (Director)
The Devil Is a Sissy ... (Director)
His Brother's Wife ... (Director)

1935

Broadway Melody of 1936 ... (Co-Director)
Naughty Marietta ... (Director)
I Live My Life ... (Director)

1934

The Thin Man ... (Director)
Manhattan Melodrama ... (Director)
Hide-Out ... (Producer)
Forsaking All Others ... (Director)
Laughing Boy ... (Director)

1933

Penthouse ... (Director)
Eskimo as Inspector White (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady ... (Director)

1932

Tarzan the Ape Man ... (Director)
Night Court ... (Director)

1931

Guilty Hands ... (Director)
The Cuban Love Song ... (Director)
Trader Horn ... (Director)
Never the Twain Shall Meet ... (Director)

1929

The Pagan ... (Director)

1928

White Shadows in the South Seas ... (Director)
The Adventurer ... (Director)
Under the Black Eagle ... (Director)
Wyoming ... (Director)

1927

Foreign Devils ... (Director)
The Heart of the Yukon ... (Director)
Winners Of The Wilderness ... (Director)
California ... (Director)
Spoilers of the West ... (Director)
The Eyes of the Totem ... (Director)

1926

The Gentle Cyclone ... (Director)
War Paint ... (Director)

1925

Hearts and Spurs ... (Director)
The Trail Rider ... (Director)
Ranger of the Big Pines ... (Director)
Barriers Burned Away ... (Director)
The Desert's Price ... (Director)
The Timber Wolf ... (Director)

1924

The Beautiful Sinner ... (Director)
Loving Lies ... (Director)
The Battling Fool ... (Director)
Half-a-Dollar Bill ... (Director)
Gold Heels ... (Director)
Winner Take All ... (Director)

1923

The Little Girl Next Door ... (Director)
The Destroying Angel ... (Director)
The Miracle Makers ... (Director)
Ruth of the Range ... (Director)

1922

According to Hoyle ... (Director)
The Boss of Camp 4 ... (Director)
Forget Me Not ... (Director)
White Eagle ... (Director)

1921

Double Adventure ... (Director)
The Avenging Arrow ... (Director)

1920

The Adventures of Daredevil Jack ... (Scenario Writer)

1919

The Hawk's Trail ... (Director)
The Forbidden Room ... (Story)

1918

The Lady of the Dugout ... (Director)

1917

On Trial ... (Director)
Sadie Goes to Heaven ... (Director)
Men of the Desert ... (Director)
The Land of Long Shadows ... (Director)
Gift o' Gab ... (Director)
Open Places ... (Director)

1916

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Cana Wedding Guest
Oliver Twist as Charles Dickens
Orphan Joyce ... (Writer)

1915

The Birth of a Nation ... (Assistant Director)
A Daughter of the City ... (Writer)