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Victor Fleming (I) (1889–1949)

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Victor Fleming entered the film business as a stuntman in 1910, mainly doing stunt driving - which came easy to him, as he had been a mechanic and professional race-car driver. He became interested in working on the other side of the camera, and eventually got a job as a cameraman on many of the films of Douglas Fairbanks... See full bio »

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in La Cañada, California, USA

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(age 59) in Cottonwood, Arizona, USA
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2000 The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow (TV movie) (archive footage)
 
1956 Ford Star Jubilee (TV series)
– The Wizard of Oz (1956) (archive footage)
 
1948 Joan of Arc
 
1945 Adventure
 
1943 A Guy Named Joe
 
1942 Tortilla Flat
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
 
1941 They Dare Not Love (uncredited)
 
1939 Gone with the Wind
 
1939 The Wizard of Oz
 
1938 The Great Waltz (uncredited)
 
1938 Test Pilot
 
1937 Captains Courageous
 
1937 The Good Earth (uncredited)
 
1935 The Farmer Takes a Wife
 
1935 Reckless
 
1934 Treasure Island
 
1933 Bombshell (uncredited)
 
1933 The White Sister (uncredited)
 
1932 Red Dust (uncredited)
 
1932 The Wet Parade (uncredited)
 
1931 Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (documentary)
 
1930 Renegades
 
1930 Common Clay
 
1929 The Virginian
 
1929 The Wolf Song
 
1928 The Awakening
 
1928 Abie's Irish Rose
 
1927 The Rough Riders
 
1927 Hula
 
1927 The Way of All Flesh
 
1926 Mantrap
 
1926 The Blind Goddess
 
1925 Lord Jim
 
1925 A Son of His Father
 
1925 Adventure
 
1925 The Devil's Cargo
 
1924 Empty Hands
 
1924 Code of the Sea
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon
 
1923 To the Last Man
 
1923 Law of the Lawless
 
1923 Dark Secrets
 
1922 Anna Ascends
 
1922 Red Hot Romance
 
1922 The Lane That Had No Turning
 
1921 Woman's Place
 
1921 Mama's Affair
 
1920 The Mollycoddle
 
1919 When the Clouds Roll by
 
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1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (producer)
 
1930 Renegades (producer)
 
1925 Adventure (producer)
 
1938 The Great Waltz (director: retakes - uncredited)
 
1938 The Crowd Roars (director of retakes - uncredited)
 
1916 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (second assistant director: Babylon story - uncredited)
 
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1919 When the Clouds Roll by (uncredited)
 
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1917 A Modern Musketeer (camera operator - uncredited)
 
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1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (documentary short)
Himself - 1939 Oscar Winner for Directing
 
1931 Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (documentary)
Himself
 
1919 When the Clouds Roll by
Himself
 
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2009 To Oz! The Making of a Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary)
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1988 The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood
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6' 1" (1.85 m)
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He directed 9 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Emil Jannings, Spencer Tracy, Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Frank Morgan, José Ferrer and Ingrid Bergman. Jannings, Tracy, Leigh and McDaniel all won Oscars for their performances in one of Fleming's movies. See more »

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