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George Cukor
Director 1899 - 1983

George Cukor

Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932),... Read full bio →

Director Information

Full Name

George Cukor

Known For

Directing

Birthday

July 7th, 1899 00:00

Place of Birth

Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Died

January 24th, 1983 00:00 (aged 83)

TMDB ID

14674

IMDb ID

nm0002030

Films Directed

37

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Little Women (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936).

He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind (1939), but went on to direct The Philadelphia Story (1940), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954) and My Fair Lady (1964). He continued to work into the 1980s.

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