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W.S. Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Actor, Director, Writer

Born March 21, 1889 in San Diego, California, USA

Died February 5, 1943

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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.

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1 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

7

Type

Year

The Miracle of Sound Poster

The Miracle of Sound Short Film1940Self

Another Romance of Celluloid Poster

Another Romance of Celluloid Documentary1938Self

Eskimo Feature Film1933Inspector White

The Eyes of the Totem Poster

The Eyes of the Totem Feature Film1927Police Chief

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 15 Documentary1920Self

Intolerance Poster

Intolerance Feature Film1916Cana Wedding Guest

Oliver Twist Poster

Oliver Twist Feature Film1916Charles Dickens

Director

91

Type

Year

Cairo Feature Film1942

Dr. Kildare's Victory Poster

Dr. Kildare's Victory Feature Film1942

I Married an Angel Poster

I Married an Angel Feature Film1942

Journey for Margaret Poster

Journey for Margaret Feature Film1942

Rage in Heaven Poster

Rage in Heaven Feature Film1941

Shadow of the Thin Man Poster

Shadow of the Thin Man Feature Film1941

The Feminine Touch Poster

The Feminine Touch Feature Film1941

Bitter Sweet Poster

Bitter Sweet Feature Film1940

I Love You Again Poster

I Love You Again Feature Film1940

I Take This Woman Poster

I Take This Woman Feature Film1940

New Moon Poster

New Moon Feature Film1940

Northwest Passage Poster

Northwest Passage Feature Film1940

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Poster

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Feature Film1939

Another Thin Man Poster

Another Thin Man Feature Film1939

It's a Wonderful World Poster

It's a Wonderful World Feature Film1939

Stand Up and Fight Poster

Stand Up and Fight Feature Film1939

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938

Sweethearts Poster

Sweethearts Feature Film1938

Personal Property Poster

Personal Property Feature Film1937

Rosalie Feature Film1937

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1937

They Gave Him a Gun Poster

They Gave Him a Gun Feature Film1937

After the Thin Man Poster

After the Thin Man Feature Film1936

His Brother's Wife Poster

His Brother's Wife Feature Film1936

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1936

Rose-Marie Poster

Rose-Marie Feature Film1936

San Francisco Poster

San Francisco Feature Film1936

The Devil Is a Sissy Poster

The Devil Is a Sissy Feature Film1936

Broadway Melody of 1936 Poster

Broadway Melody of 1936 Feature Film1935

I Live My Life Poster

I Live My Life Feature Film1935

Naughty Marietta Poster

Naughty Marietta Feature Film1935

Forsaking All Others Poster

Forsaking All Others Feature Film1934

Hide-Out Poster

Hide-Out Feature Film1934

Laughing Boy Poster

Laughing Boy Feature Film1934

Manhattan Melodrama Poster

Manhattan Melodrama Feature Film1934

The Thin Man Poster

The Thin Man Feature Film1934

Eskimo Feature Film1933

Penthouse Poster

Penthouse Feature Film1933

The Prizefighter and the Lady Poster

The Prizefighter and the Lady Feature Film1933

Night Court Poster

Night Court Feature Film1932

Tarzan the Ape Man Poster

Tarzan the Ape Man Feature Film1932

Guilty Hands Poster

Guilty Hands Feature Film1931

Never the Twain Shall Meet Poster

Never the Twain Shall Meet Feature Film1931

The Cuban Love Song Poster

The Cuban Love Song Feature Film1931

Trader Horn Poster

Trader Horn Feature Film1931

The Pagan Poster

The Pagan Feature Film1929

The Adventurer Poster

The Adventurer Feature Film1928

Under the Black Eagle Poster

Under the Black Eagle Feature Film1928

White Shadows in the South Seas Poster

White Shadows in the South Seas Feature Film1928

Wyoming Feature Film1928

California Poster

California Feature Film1927

Foreign Devils Poster

Foreign Devils Feature Film1927

Spoilers of the West Poster

Spoilers of the West Feature Film1927

The Eyes of the Totem Poster

The Eyes of the Totem Feature Film1927

The Heart of the Yukon Poster

The Heart of the Yukon Feature Film1927

Winners of the Wilderness Poster

Winners of the Wilderness Feature Film1927

The Gentle Cyclone Poster

The Gentle Cyclone Feature Film1926

War Paint Poster

War Paint Feature Film1926

Barriers Burned Away Poster

Barriers Burned Away Feature Film1925

Hearts and Spurs Poster

Hearts and Spurs Feature Film1925

Ranger of the Big Pines Poster

Ranger of the Big Pines Feature Film1925

The Desert's Price Feature Film1925

The Timber Wolf Poster

The Timber Wolf Feature Film1925

The Trail Rider Poster

The Trail Rider Feature Film1925

Gold Heels Poster

Gold Heels Feature Film1924

Half-a-Dollar Bill Poster

Half-a-Dollar Bill Feature Film1924

Loving Lies Poster

Loving Lies Feature Film1924

The Battling Fool Poster

The Battling Fool Short Film1924

The Beautiful Sinner Feature Film1924

Winner Take All Poster

Winner Take All Feature Film1924

Destroying Angel Feature Film1923

Ruth of the Range Poster

Ruth of the Range Feature Film1923

The Little Girl Next Door Poster

The Little Girl Next Door Feature Film1923

The Miracle Makers Poster

The Miracle Makers Feature Film1923

According to Hoyle Feature Film1922

Forget Me Not Poster

Forget Me Not Feature Film1922

The Boss of Camp Four Poster

The Boss of Camp Four Feature Film1922

The Milky Way Feature Film1922

White Eagle Poster

White Eagle Feature Film1922

Double Adventure Poster

Double Adventure Feature Film1921

The Avenging Arrow Poster

The Avenging Arrow Feature Film1921

Daredevil Jack Poster

Daredevil Jack Feature Film1920

Fate's Frame-Up Poster

Fate's Frame-Up Short Film1919

The Hawk's Trail Poster

The Hawk's Trail Feature Film1919

The Lady of the Dugout Poster

The Lady of the Dugout Feature Film1918

Gift o' Gab Poster

Gift o' Gab Feature Film1917

Men of the Desert Poster

Men of the Desert Feature Film1917

Open Places Poster

Open Places Feature Film1917

Sadie Goes to Heaven Poster

Sadie Goes to Heaven Feature Film1917

The Land of Long Shadows Poster

The Land of Long Shadows Feature Film1917

The Range Boss Poster

The Range Boss Feature Film1917

Writer

15

Type

Year

Riders of the Dark Poster

Riders of the Dark Feature Film1928

Wyoming Feature Film1928

The Heart of the Yukon Poster

The Heart of the Yukon Feature Film1927

Daredevil Jack Poster

Daredevil Jack Feature Film1920

The Forbidden Room Poster

The Forbidden Room Feature Film1919

The Lady of the Dugout Poster

The Lady of the Dugout Feature Film1918

Men of the Desert Poster

Men of the Desert Feature Film1917

Open Places Poster

Open Places Feature Film1917

The Land of Long Shadows Poster

The Land of Long Shadows Feature Film1917

The Range Boss Poster

The Range Boss Feature Film1917

Orphan Joyce Short Film1916

The Little Girl Next Door Poster

The Little Girl Next Door Feature Film1916

The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row Poster

The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row Feature Film1916

The Primitive Strain Poster

The Primitive Strain Short Film1916

A Daughter of the City Poster

A Daughter of the City Feature Film1915

Producer

8

His Brother's Wife Poster

His Brother's Wife Feature Film1936

Love on the Run Poster

Love on the Run Feature Film1936

San Francisco Poster

San Francisco Feature Film1936

Naughty Marietta Poster

Naughty Marietta Feature Film1935

Hide-Out Poster

Hide-Out Feature Film1934

Laughing Boy Poster

Laughing Boy Feature Film1934

Eskimo Feature Film1933

The Prizefighter and the Lady Poster

The Prizefighter and the Lady Feature Film1933

2nd Unit / Asst Director

7

The Prisoner of Zenda Poster

The Prisoner of Zenda Feature Film1937

On Trial Poster

On Trial Feature Film1917

Intolerance Poster

Intolerance Feature Film1916

Oliver Twist Poster

Oliver Twist Feature Film1916

The Lash Poster

The Lash Feature Film1916

Unprotected Poster

Unprotected Feature Film1916

The Birth of a Nation Poster

The Birth of a Nation Feature Film1915

Thanks

1

That's Entertainment, Part II Poster

That's Entertainment, Part II Documentary1976

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