W.S. Van Dyke
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-03-21 (54 years old)
Deathday
1943-02-05
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 ea...
Acting
1933
as Inspector White (uncredited)
1916
as Cana Wedding Guest
1916
as Charles Dickens
1938
as Self (uncredited)
Production
1934
as Producer
1934
as Director
1940
as Director
1941
as Director
1924
as Director
1932
as Director
1933
as Director
1934
as Director
1922
as Director
1936
as Director
1939
as Director
1941
as Director
1937
as Director
1942
as Director
1942
as Director
1942
as Director
1936
as Director
1940
as Director
1939
as Director
1938
as Director
1938
as Director
1937
as Director
1936
as Director
1936
as Director
1935
as Director
1934
as Director
1939
as Director
1928
as Director
1931
as Director
1941
as Director
1933
as Director
1931
as Director
1940
as Director
1934
as Director
1918
as Director
1937
as Director
1939
as Director
1936
as Director
1933
as Director
1942
as Director
1931
as Director
1932
as Director
1931
as Director
1928
as Director
1919
as Director
1940
as Director
1929
as Director
1934
as Director
1935
as Director
1923
as Director
1936
as Director
1933
as Producer
1925
as Director
1920
as Scenario Writer
1917
as Director
1927
as Director
1924
as Director
1917
as Director
1917
as Writer
1920
as Director
1936
as Producer
1925
as Director
1922
as Director
1924
as Director
1925
as Director
1925
as Director
1926
as Director
1917
as Director
1917
as Writer
1933
as Producer
1927
as Director
1926
as Director
1937
as Co-Director
1934
as Producer
1935
as Co-Director
1916
as Second Assistant Director
1915
as Assistant Director
1927
as Director
1927
as Director
1924
as Director
1925
as Director
1927
as Director
1935
as Producer
1924
as Director
1922
as Director
1921
as Director
1916
as Writer
1917
as Director
1925
as Director
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