Biography
Samuel Grosvenor Wood was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Pride of the Yankees, and For Whom the Bell Tolls and for his uncredited work directing parts of Gone with the Wind. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1943 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1940 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
The Devil and Miss Jones
The Pride of the Yankees
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
A Night at the Opera
Kings Row
A Day at the Races
That's Entertainment, Part II
Paid
The Stratton Story
Command Decision
Ivy
Kitty Foyle
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Casanova Brown
The Unguarded Hour
Hold Your Man
The Little American
Raffles
Saratoga Trunk
Beyond the Rocks
Our Town
Navy Blue and Gold
Hollywood Party
Why Change Your Wife?
Ambush
Way for a Sailor
Heartbeat
Rendezvous
They Learned About Women