Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years, directed the sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet (1956) as well as Lassie Come Home, a classic family film that was enshrined on the National Film Preservation Board's National Film Registry in 1993. Forbidden Planet is a 1956 Science fiction film directed by Fred M Lassie Come Home ( 1943) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Feature film starring Roddy McDowall and canine actor Pal in a story The United States National Film Preservation Board is the board selecting Films for preservation in the Library of Congress ' National Film The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of