Director

Henry King

Directing

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Very extensive directing filmography.

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Directed movies: 94Directed series: 0All crew credits: 94

TMDB ID: 37362

IMDb ID: nm0454771

Known for: Directing

Born: January 24, 1886

Died: June 29, 1982

Age: 96

Place of birth: Christiansburg, Virginia, United States

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1913 - 1980

Years active: 68

Average TMDB rating: 6.4

Wikidata: Q269505

Also known as

Harry King • Генри Кинг

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Director (94)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) 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 twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox. 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. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia