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George Cukor (1899–1983)

Director | Miscellaneous Crew | Actor

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He replaced John Sturges as director of "Wild is the Wind", Charles Vidor as director of "Song Without End" (although Vidor, who died three weeks into filming, got sole credit), Joseph Strick as director of "Justine" and Robert Mulligan as director of "Rich And Famous". He also directed one day's shooting of "Lust For Life" in the absence of Vincente Minnelli. See more trivia »

Born:

George Dewey Cukor
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Director George Cukor's set during the making of Elizabeth Taylor and George Cukor circa 1978 Directors Group Party, 11/20/72 (Front) Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin (Back) Robert Mulligan, Wiliam Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman. Director George Cukor introducing Jack Warner at the end-of-film party for
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2003 Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (video short) (segment "Wild Is The Wind")
 
1981 Rich and Famous
 
1979 The Corn Is Green (TV movie)
 
1976 The Blue Bird
 
1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV movie)
 
1972 Travels with My Aunt
 
1969 Justine
 
1964 My Fair Lady
 
1962 The Chapman Report
 
1962 Something's Got to Give (short)
 
1960 Let's Make Love
 
1960 Song Without End (finished after Vidor's death - uncredited)
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
 
1958 Hot Spell (uncredited)
 
1957 Wild Is the Wind
 
1957 Les Girls
 
1956 Lust for Life (co-director - uncredited)
 
1956 Bhowani Junction
 
1954 A Star Is Born
 
1954 It Should Happen to You
 
1953 The Actress
 
1952 Pat and Mike
 
1952 The Marrying Kind
 
1951 The Model and the Marriage Broker
 
1950 Born Yesterday
 
1950 A Life of Her Own
 
1949 Adam's Rib
 
1949 Edward, My Son
 
1947 A Double Life
 
1947 Desire Me (uncredited)
 
1944 I'll Be Seeing You (uncredited)
 
1944 Winged Victory
 
1944 Gaslight
 
1943 Resistance and Ohm's Law (documentary short)
 
1942 Keeper of the Flame
 
1942 Her Cardboard Lover
 
1941 Two-Faced Woman
 
1941 A Woman's Face
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story
 
1940 Susan and God
 
1939 Gone with the Wind (uncredited)
 
1939 The Women
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)
 
1938 Zaza
 
1938 Holiday
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (some scenes: retakes - uncredited)
 
1938 I Met My Love Again (uncredited)
 
1936 Camille
 
1936 Romeo and Juliet
 
1935 Sylvia Scarlett
 
1935 No More Ladies (uncredited)
 
1935 David Copperfield
 
1934 Manhattan Melodrama (uncredited)
 
1933 Little Women
 
1933 Dinner at Eight
 
1933 Our Betters
 
1932 The Animal Kingdom (uncredited)
 
1932 Rockabye
 
1932 A Bill of Divorcement
 
1932 What Price Hollywood?
 
1932 Une heure près de toi
 
1932 One Hour with You (uncredited)
 
1931 Girls About Town
 
1931 Tarnished Lady
 
1930 The Royal Family of Broadway
 
1930 The Virtuous Sin
 
1930 Grumpy
 
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1945 The Valley of Decision (fill-in director - uncredited)
 
1940 Escape (director: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
1932 One Hour with You (dialogue director: after Lubitsch took over as the director)
 
1930 All Quiet on the Western Front (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
1929 River of Romance (dialogue director)
 
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1956 Bhowani Junction
Man on Train (uncredited)
 
1937 The Prisoner of Zenda (director: reshoots - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1997 I Think I Do (inspiration)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
1962 Something's Got to Give (short) (dedicatee)
 
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1982 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Director
 
1981 Starring Katharine Hepburn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 On Location with Rich and Famous (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Leslie Howard (1980) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– End of an Era (1980) … Himself
– Pioneers (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The RKO Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1977-1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland (1978) … Himself
– Jean Harlow (1978) … Himself
– Ronald Colman (1978) … Himself
– Joan Crawford (1978) … Himself
– Spencer Tracy (1977) … Himself
 
1973 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.90 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #1.37 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 NET Festival (TV series documentary)
Himself
– George Cukor (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Conversation avec George Cukor (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - accepting Best Actress Award for Katharine Hepburn
 
1968 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– George Cukor (1968) … Himself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Director Winner
 
1964 The Fairest Fair Lady (documentary short)
Himself
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1960 The David Susskind Show (TV series)
Himself
– Movie Makers (1960) … Himself
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.31 (1956) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2010 A Star Is Born: Special Features (video)
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself - 1978 Interview
 
2000-2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2003 A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Ça c'est l'amour (video short)
Himself
 
2001 Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'My Fair Lady' (video documentary)
Himself (archive sound) (also archive footage)
 
1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Himself - Starting Director of 'Gone with the Wind' (1968)
 
1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up (TV documentary)
Himself - 1972
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1919). Stage Play: A Regular Feller. Comedy. Written by Mark Swan. Cort Theatre: 15 Sep 1919- Oct 1919 (closing date unknown/31 performances). Cast: Charles Abbott, James Bradbury, Albert Busher, Everett Butterfield, Dudley Clements (as "Butch Hawkins"), George Cukor (as "Vinton, The... See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[1972 comment on Audrey Hepburn] She is a truly romantic creature. She doesn't just profess good manners -- she is really well mannered at all times. She is not driven in her career but she gives full value and she is never indifferent. See more »

Trivia:

He replaced John Sturges as director of "Wild is the Wind", Charles Vidor as director of "Song Without End" (although Vidor, who died three weeks into filming, got sole credit), Joseph Strick as director of "Justine" and Robert Mulligan as director of "Rich And Famous". He also directed one day's shooting of "Lust For Life" in the absence of Vincente Minnelli. See more »

Trademark:

Directed many adaptations of books & plays and was known to be particularly skilled at interpreting stage plays for the screen See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer