W.S. Van Dyke

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1889-03-21

Deathday 1943-02-05 (53 years old)

Place of Birth San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II, W.S. Van Dyke II, W. S. Van Dyke II, W. S. Van Dyke, Major W.S. Van Dyke II, Major W. S. Van Dyke II, Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II, Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II, Woody Van Dyke, В.С. Ван Дайк, William S. Van Dyke, One-Take Woody, Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr., Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful 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 quick and efficient style of filming.

Known For

Director

1942
Cairo

as Director

1942
I Married an Angel

as Director

1942
1942
1941
Rage in Heaven

as Director

1941
1941
The Feminine Touch

as Director

1940
I Love You Again

as Director

1940
New Moon

as Director

1940
Bitter Sweet

as Director

1940
I Take This Woman

as Director

1939
Another Thin Man

as Director

1939
1939
Stand Up and Fight

as Director

1938
Marie Antoinette

as Director

1938
Sweethearts

as Director

1937
Rosalie

as Director

1937
Personal Property

as Director

1937
1937
The Prisoner of Zenda

as Co-Director

1936
After the Thin Man

as Director

1936
Love on the Run

as Director

1936
Rose Marie

as Director

1936
San Francisco

as Director

1936
His Brother's Wife

as Director

1936
1935
Naughty Marietta

as Director

1935
I Live My Life

as Director

1935
1934
The Thin Man

as Director

1934
1934
Hide-Out

as Director

1934
1934
Laughing Boy

as Director

1933
Penthouse

as Director

1933
Eskimo

as Director

1932
Tarzan the Ape Man

as Director

1932
Night Court

as Director

1931
Trader Horn

as Director

1931
1931
Guilty Hands

as Director

1929
The Pagan

as Director

1928
1927
Foreign Devils

as Director

1927
1927
1927
California

as Director

1926
The Gentle Cyclone

as Director

1926
War Paint

as Director

1925
The Trail Rider

as Director

1925
Hearts and Spurs

as Director

1925
The Timber Wolf

as Director

1925
The Desert's Price

as Director

1925
1924
Gold Heels

as Director

1924
1924
Winner Take All

as Director

1924
The Battling Fool

as Director

1924
Loving Lies

as Director

1922
According to Hoyle

as Director

1922
The Boss of Camp 4

as Director

1922
Forget Me Not

as Director

1921
Double Adventure

as Director

1919
The Hawk's Trail

as Director

1918
1917
On Trial

as Director

1917
Men of the Desert

as Director

1917
1916
1915
The Birth of a Nation

as Assistant Director

Producer

1936
San Francisco

as Producer

1935
Naughty Marietta

as Producer

1934
Hide-Out

as Producer

1934
Laughing Boy

as Producer

1933
Eskimo

as Producer

Actor

1938
Another Romance of Celluloid

as Self (uncredited)

1933
Eskimo

as Inspector White (uncredited)

1916
Oliver Twist

as Charles Dickens

Writer

1920
1917