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)
Dr. Kildare's Victory ... (Director)
Journey for Margaret ... (Director)

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

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

1929

The Pagan ... (Director)

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

1923

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

1922

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

1921

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

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