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Willard Van Dyke

Willard Van Dyke

Director, Cinematographer, Producer

Born December 5, 1906 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Died January 23, 1986

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Biography

Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course.

Van Dyke died in January 23, 1986 of a heart attack on his way to Cambridge, Mass., where he was named Laureate Artist in Residence at Harvard. He was 79 years old. Van Dyke is survived by his second wife, the former Barbara Millikin, of New York; a daughter, Alison Van Dyke, of Ithaca, N.Y.; three sons, Peter of New York City; Murray of Santa Fe and Neil of Stowe, Vt., and six grandchildren.

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Filmography

Actor

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Birth of a Nation Poster

Birth of a Nation Documentary1997Self

He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life Poster

He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life Documentary1986Self

Conversations with Willard Van Dyke Poster

Conversations with Willard Van Dyke Documentary1981Self

Director

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Type

Year

The 21st Century TV Series1967

Skyscraper Poster

Skyscraper Short Film1960

High Adventure with Lowell Thomas TV Series1957

The Twentieth Century Poster

The Twentieth Century TV Series1957

Broken Appointment, Part 1 Documentary1955

American Frontier Short Film1953

Omnibus TV Series1952

Choosing for Happiness Poster

Choosing for Happiness Short Film1950

This Charming Couple Short Film1950

The Photographer Poster

The Photographer Documentary1948

Journey Into Medicine Poster

Journey Into Medicine Short Film1947

To Hear Your Banjo Play Poster

To Hear Your Banjo Play Short Film1947

Design for Education Documentary1940

New Hampshire's Heritage Documentary1940

Tall Tales Poster

Tall Tales Documentary1940

The Children Must Learn Poster

The Children Must Learn Documentary1940

The Year's Work Documentary1940

Valley Town Poster

Valley Town Documentary1940

The City Poster

The City Documentary1939

Hands Short Film1934

Cinematographer

7

Type

Year

The Lonely Night Documentary1954

The Photographer Poster

The Photographer Documentary1948

This Is Tomorrow Short Film1943

The Year's Work Documentary1940

The City Poster

The City Documentary1939

The River Poster

The River Short Film1938

Hands Short Film1934

Producer

6

Type

Year

Brussels Loops Poster

Brussels Loops Short Film1957

The Lonely Night Documentary1954

American Frontier Short Film1953

Omnibus TV Series1952

The Photographer Poster

The Photographer Documentary1948

To Hear Your Banjo Play Poster

To Hear Your Banjo Play Short Film1947

Writer

1

Valley Town Poster

Valley Town Documentary1940

Other Crew

1

Nanook of the North Poster

Nanook of the North Documentary1922

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