Biography
Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II was an American film director who made several early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name "One Take Woody" for his efficient style of filming.
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1937 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1935 · nominated
Filmography30 titles
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Thin Man
After the Thin Man
I Love You Again
Another Thin Man
Manhattan Melodrama
Intolerance
That's Entertainment, Part II
Shadow of the Thin Man
The Devil Is a Sissy
New Moon
White Shadows in the South Seas
Marie Antoinette
San Francisco
Broadway Melody of 1936
Tarzan the Ape Man
It's a Wonderful World
Love on the Run
Rage in Heaven
Rose-Marie
Cairo
Dr. Kildare's Victory
I Married an Angel
Bitter Sweet
Stand Up and Fight
Rosalie
Forsaking All Others
Guilty Hands
The Birth of a Nation
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever