Known For
Directing
Born
Mar 21, 1889
Died
Feb 05, 1943
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA
Credits
96 titles
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 earned the name "One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.
Known For
Filmography
That's Entertainment, Part II
Thanks
Journey for Margaret
Director
Cairo
Director
I Married an Angel
Director
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Director
Shadow of the Thin Man
Director
The Feminine Touch
Director
Rage in Heaven
Director
Bitter Sweet
Director
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
I Love You Again
Director
I Take This Woman
Director
Another Thin Man
Director
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Director
It's a Wonderful World
Director
Stand Up and Fight
Director
Sweethearts
Director
Marie Antoinette
Director
Another Romance of Celluloid
Self (uncredited)
Rosalie
Director
The Prisoner of Zenda
Co-Director
They Gave Him a Gun
Director
Personal Property
Director
After the Thin Man
Director
Love on the Run
Director
The Devil Is a Sissy
Director
His Brother's Wife
Director
San Francisco
Director
Rose Marie
Director
I Live My Life
Director
Broadway Melody of 1936
Co-Director
Naughty Marietta
Director
Forsaking All Others
Director
Hide-Out
Producer
The Thin Man
Director
Manhattan Melodrama
Director
Laughing Boy
Director
Eskimo
Inspector White (uncredited)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Director
Penthouse
Director
Night Court
Director
Tarzan the Ape Man
Director
The Cuban Love Song
Director
Guilty Hands
Director
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Director
Trader Horn
Director
The Pagan
Director
White Shadows in the South Seas
Director
The Adventurer
Director
Under the Black Eagle
Director