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George Stevens

Directing

Born December 18, 1904 · Oakland, California, USA

Died March 8, 1975

Also known as Colonel George C. Stevens · George Stephens · Джордж Стівенс

Biography

George Cooper Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956).

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1957
  • Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · 1954
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1952
  • Directors Guild of America Award
  • Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
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  • National Board of Review Award — Best Film
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1960 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1960 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1957 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1957 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1954 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1954 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Picture · 1952 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1952 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1944 · nominated

Filmography33 titles

Five Came Back

2017as Self (archive footage)

Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps

1945Director, Writer

Giant

1956Director, Producer

Shane

1953as Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun

1951Director, Producer

The Talk of the Town

1942Director, Producer

No Man's Law

1927Director of Photography

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959Director, Producer

I Remember Mama

1948Director, Executive Producer

Blotto

1930Director of Photography

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Woman of the Year

1942Director

Vivacious Lady

1938Director, Producer

Unaccustomed as We Are

1929Director of Photography

Something to Live For

1952Director, Producer

The More the Merrier

1943Director, Producer

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Swing Time

1936Director

Brats

1930Director of Photography

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930Director of Photography

Men O' War

1929Director of Photography

Alice Adams

1935Director

Penny Serenade

1941Director, Producer

Below Zero

1930Director of Photography

Big Business

1929Director of Photography

Gunga Din

1939Director, Producer

A Damsel in Distress

1937Director

Annie Oakley

1935Director

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Director, Producer, Screenplay

Kentucky Kernels

1934Director

The Black Cyclone

1925Director of Photography

Quality Street

1937Director

Hollywood Party

1934Director