Henry King (director)
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| Born | 24 January 1886 Christiansburg, Virginia, USA |
| Died | 29 June 1982 Toluca Lake, California, USA |
Henry King (b. 24th January 1886 in Christiansburg, Virginia; d. 29th June 1982 in Toluca Lake, California) was an American film director.
Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was nominated for the best director Oscar twice, but did not win on either occasion. In 1944, he was awarded the first ever Golden Globe Award award for best director for his film The Song of Bernadette, based on the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel.
Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.
During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain.
[edit] Filmography
Silent films
- 1920 - One Hour Before Dawn
- 1922 - The Seventh Day
- 1923 - The White Sister
- 1924 - Romola
- 1925 - Stella Dallas
- 1926 - Partners Again
Films
- 1930 - Hell Harbor
- 1931 - Merely Mary Ann with Janet Gaynor
- 1933 - State Fair (uncredited) with Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers
- 1934 - Marie Galante
- 1935 - One More Spring
- 1935 - Way Down East
- 1936 - The Country Doctor
- 1936 - Ramona
- 1936 - Lloyd's of London
- 1937 - Seventh Heaven with James Stewart
- 1937 - In Old Chicago
- 1938 - Alexander's Ragtime Band
- 1939 - Jesse James with Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, and Nancy Kelly
- 1939 - Stanley and Livingstone with Spencer Tracy and Nancy Kelly
- 1940 - Little Old New York
- 1940 - Maryland
- 1940 - Chad Hanna
- 1941 - A Yank in the R.A.F.
- 1941 - Remember the Day
- 1942 - The Black Swan with Tyrone Power
- 1943 - The Song of Bernadette
- 1944 - Wilson
- 1945 - A Bell for Adano
- 1946 - Margie
- 1947 - Captain from Castile
- 1948 - Deep Waters
- 1949 - Prince of Foxes
- 1949 - 12 O'Clock High
- 1950 - The Gunfighter with Gregory Peck
- 1951 - I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
- 1951 - David and Bathsheba
- 1952 - The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- 1953 - King of the Khyber Rifles
- 1955 - Untamed
- 1955 - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- 1956 - Carousel
- 1957 - The Sun Also Rises with Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn
- 1958 - The Bravados
- 1959 - This Earth is Mine
- 1959 - Beloved Infidel
- 1962 - Tender Is the Night
