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Fred McLeod Wilcox was born in Tazewell, Virginia, on December 22, 1906, one of six children born to James Wilcox, a Kentucky optometrist and drugstore owner, who was married six times, twice to one woman. His six children were from his first wife. Wilcox's six siblings (his father adopted his niece after the death of his sister in 1912) included actress Ruth Selwyn (born Ruth Wilcox)... See full bio »

Born:

Fred McLeod Wilcox
December 22, 1907 in Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Died:

September 23, 1964 (age 56) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Known For

Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home (1943)

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1949)

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie (1946)

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Filmography

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Director (11 titles)

1960 I Passed for White

1956 Forbidden Planet (as Fred McLeod Wilcox)

1954 Tennessee Champ

1953 Code Two

1952 Shadow in the Sky

1949 The Secret Garden

1948 Hills of Home

1948 Three Daring Daughters

1946 Courage of Lassie

1943 Lassie Come Home

1938 Joaquin Murrieta (short) (as Fred Wilcox)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (5 titles)

1938 Paradise for Three (second unit director: Austria - uncredited)

1934 The Mystery of Mr. X (assistant director - uncredited)

1933 The Solitaire Man (assistant director - uncredited)

1933 Turn Back the Clock (assistant director - uncredited)

1933 Men Must Fight (assistant director - uncredited)

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Writer (1 title)

1960 I Passed for White (screenplay)

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Producer (1 title)

1960 I Passed for White (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 title)

1929 Hallelujah! (assistant to director - uncredited)

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Thanks (1 title)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)

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Forbidden Planet -- A starship crew goes to investigate the silence of a planet's colony only to find two survivors and a deadly secret that one of them has.

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Fred McLeod Wilcox | Fred Wilcox

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