George Stevens
Born	December 18, 1904(1904-12-18) Oakland, California, USA
Died	March 8, 1975 (aged 70) Lancaster, California, USA
Years active	1915-1970
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Howell (1930-1947) Joan McTavish (1968-1975)

George Stevens (December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975) was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture director, producer, writer and cinematographer. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Further reading 4 External links

Career

Born in Oakland, California, Stevens broke into the movie business as a cameraman, working on many Laurel and Hardy shorts. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 &ndash February 23, 1965) was an English comic actor writer Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 &ndash August 7, 1957) was an American comic Actor His first feature film was The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble in 1933. The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble is a 1933 film Cast George Sidney - Nathan Cohen Charlie Murray - Patrick

In 1934 he got his first directing job, the slapstick Kentucky Kernels. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with His big break came when he directed Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams in 1935. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage Alice Adams, also known as Booth Tarkington's Alice Adams, is a 1935 Romantic film Remake made by RKO. He went on in the late 1930s to direct several Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire movies, not only with the two actors together, but on their own. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award In 1940, he directed Carole Lombard in Vigil in the Night, and the film has an alternate ending for European audiences in recognition of World War II, which the US had not yet entered. Carole Lombard ( October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) born Jane Alice Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, was an Oscar-nominated Vigil in the Night is a 1940 film (produced and distributed by RKO Pictures) based on the 1939 serial Short story by A World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

During the Second World War, Stevens' crew captured the only Allied European Front color film of the war, in addition to filming the graphic scenes at the Dachau concentration camp. Dachau was a Nazi German Concentration camp, and the first one opened in Germany located on the grounds of an abandoned munitions Factory near the As a result of his experiences, his films became more dramatic following the war. I Remember Mama in 1948 was the last movie with comic scenes that he made. This article is about the 1944 play and subsequent 1948 feature film He was responsible for such classic films as A Place in the Sun, Shane, The Diary of Anne Frank, Giant and The Greatest Story Ever Told. A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which tells the story of a working class young man who is entangled with two women one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory Shane is a 1953 Western film made by Paramount Pictures. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a Screenplay The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name, which was based on Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. The Greatest Story Ever Told is a United Artists 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (with some scenes

Stevens is the father of TV and film writer-producer-director George Stevens, Jr. (who was named the first CEO and director of the American Film Institute), and is the grandfather of TV and film producer-director Michael Stevens. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967

George Stevens died following a heart attack on his ranch in Lancaster, California, north of Los Angeles. Lancaster is the eighth-largest city in Los Angeles County and the 9th fastest growing city in the United States Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Stevens has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1701 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Filmography

Further reading

• Cronin, Paul: George Stevens: Interviews. The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble is a 1933 film Cast George Sidney - Nathan Cohen Charlie Murray - Patrick Annie Oakley is a 1935 Biographical film about the life of Annie Oakley. A Damsel in Distress ( RKO) is a 1937 English-themed Hollywood musical comedy Film starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine Quality Street is a 1937 Hollywood movie made by RKO, directed by George Stevens and produced by Pandro S Vivacious Lady ( 1938) is a US Black-and-white romantic Comedy film starring Ginger Rogers and James Stewart Gunga Din is a 1939 RKO Adventure film loosely based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, combined with elements of his novel Vigil in the Night is a 1940 film (produced and distributed by RKO Pictures) based on the 1939 serial Short story by A Penny Serenade ( 1941) is a film Melodrama starring Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Beulah Bondi, and Edgar Buchanan The More the Merrier is a 1943 comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the World War II time housing shortage especially That Justice Be Done was a Propaganda film made in 1946 by the Office of War Information for the US Chief of Counsel at Nuremberg and the War Crimes Office of the This article is about the 1944 play and subsequent 1948 feature film A Place in the Sun is a 1951 film which tells the story of a working class young man who is entangled with two women one who works in his wealthy uncle's factory Something to Live For is a 1952 American Drama film directed by George Stevens. Shane is a 1953 Western film made by Paramount Pictures. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a Screenplay Giant is a 1956 Drama film and was directed by George Stevens. The Diary of Anne Frank is a 1959 motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play of the same name, which was based on The Greatest Story Ever Told is a United Artists 1965 film about the life of Jesus, directed by George Stevens (with some scenes Jackson, MI, University Press of Mississippi, 2004. ISBN 1-57806-639-5
• Moss, Marilyn Ann: Giant: George Stevens, a Life on Film. Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin Press, 2004. ISBN 0-299-20430-8
• Richie, Donald: George Stevens: An American Romantic. New York, Taylor & Francis, 1984 (reprint of 1970 original). ISBN 0-82405-773-2
• Petri, Bruce: A Theory of American Film: The Films and Techniques of George Stevens. New York, Taylor & Francis, 1987. ISBN 0-82400-070-6

External links

• George Stevens at the Internet Movie Database

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