W.S. Van Dyke

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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

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D.O.B: 1889-03-21
D.O.D: 1943-02-05
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA
Profession: director

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1942 - Cairo director -

1942 - I Married an Angel director -

1942 - Journey for Margaret director -

1941 - Rage in Heaven director -

1941 - The Feminine Touch director -

1941 - Shadow of the Thin Man director -

1940 - New Moon director -

1940 - I Take This Woman director -

1940 - I Love You Again director -

1939 - It's a Wonderful World director -

1939 - Stand Up and Fight director -

1939 - Another Thin Man director -

1938 - Marie Antoinette director -

1938 - Sweethearts director -

1937 - Rosalie director -

1937 - Personal Property director -

1937 - They Gave Him a Gun director -

1936 - After the Thin Man director -

1936 - San Francisco director -

1936 - Rose Marie director -

1936 - The Devil Is a Sissy director -

1935 - I Live My Life director -

1935 - Naughty Marietta director -

1934 - Forsaking All Others director -

1934 - Manhattan Melodrama director -

1934 - The Thin Man director -

1934 - Hide-Out director -

1933 - The Prizefighter and the Lady director -

1933 - Penthouse director -

1932 - Tarzan The Ape Man director -

1931 - Trader Horn director -

1931 - Guilty Hands director -

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