Henry King

Hollywood Stars : Henry King

Henry King (director), Henry King (January 24, 1886 - June 29, 1982) was an American film director.Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was nominated for the best director Oscar twice, but did not win on either occasion. In 1944, he was awarded the first ever Golden Globe Award award for best director for his film The Song of Bernadette, based on the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox.Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918.[edit] Filmography1920 - One Hour Before Dawn1921 - Tolable David1922 - The Seventh Day1923 - The White Sister1924 - Romola1925 - Stella Dallas1926 - Partners Again1927 - The Magic Flame1930 - Hell Harbor1931 - Merely Mary Ann with Janet Gaynor1933 - State Fair (uncredited) with Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers (the non-musical version)1934 - Marie Galante with Spencer Tracy1935 - One More Spring1935 - Way Down East1936 - The Country Doctor1936 - Ramona1936 - Lloyds of London with Tyrone Power1937 - Seventh Heaven with James Stewart1937 - In Old Chicago with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, and Don Ameche1938 - Alexanders Ragtime Band with Tryone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, and Jack Haley1939 - Jesse James with Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, and Nancy Kelly1939 - Stanley and Livingstone with Spencer Tracy and Nancy Kelly1940 - Little Old New York1940 - Maryland1940 - Chad Hanna1941 - A Yank in the R.A.F.1941 - Remember the Day with Claudette Colbert1942 - The Black Swan with Tyrone Power and Maureen OHara1943 - The Song of Bernadette with Jennifer Jones1944 - Wilson1945 - A Bell for Adano with John Hodiak, Gene Tierney1946 - Margie1947 - Captain from Castile with Tyrone Power1948 - Deep Waters1949 - Prince of Foxes with Tyrone Power1949 - 12 OClock High with Gregory Peck1950 - The Gunfighter with Gregory Peck1951 - Id Climb the Highest Mountain1951 - David and Bathsheba with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward1952 - The Snows of Kilimanjaro with Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner1953 - King of the Khyber Rifles with Tyrone Power1955 - Untamed with Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward1955 - Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing with William Holden and Jennifer Jones1956 - Carousel with Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones1957 - The Sun Also Rises with Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, and Errol Flynn1958 - The Bravados with Gregory Peck and Joan Collins1959 - This Earth is Mine with Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons1959 - Beloved Infidel with Deborah Kerr and Gregory Peck1962 - Tender Is the Night with Jason Robards Jr. and Jennifer Jones[edit] External linksHenry King at the Internet Movie Databasev В· d В· eFilms directed by Henry King1910sThe Mate of the Sally Ann (1917) В· Beauty and the Rogue (1918) В· Powers That Prey (1918)1920sTolable David (1921) В· The White Sister (1923) В· Romola (1924) В· Stella Dallas (1925) В· The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) В· The Magic Flame (1927)1930sMerely Mary Ann (1931) В· State Fair (1933) В· Carolina (1934) В· Marie Galante (1934) В· One More Spring (1935) В· Ramona (1936) В· Lloyds of London (1936) В· In Old Chicago (1937) В· Seventh Heaven (1937) В· Alexanders Ragtime Band (1938) В· Jesse James (1939) В· Stanley and Livingstone (1939)1940sLittle Old New York (1940) В· Maryland (1940) В· Chad Hanna (1940) В· A Yank in the RAF (1941) В· Remember the Day (1941) В· The Black Swan (1942) В· The Song of Bernadette (1943) В· Wilson (1944) В· A Bell for Adano (1945) В· Margie (1946) В· Captain from Castile (1947) В· Deep Waters (1948) В· Prince of Foxes (1948) В· Twelve OClock High (1949)1950sThe Gunfighter (1950) В· Id Climb the Highest Mountain (1951) В· David and Bathsheba (1951) В· Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie (1952) В· The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952) В· King of the Khyber Rifles (1953) В· Untamed (1955) В· Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) В· Carousel (1956) В· The Sun Also Rises (1957) В· The Bravados (1958) В· This Earth Is Mine (1959) В· Beloved Infidel (1956)1960sTender Is the Night (1962)v В· d В· eGolden Globe Award for Best DirectorHenry King (1943) В· Leo McCarey (1944) В· Billy Wilder (1945) В· Frank Capra (1946) В· Elia Kazan (1947) В· John Huston (1948) В· Robert Rossen (1949) В· Billy Wilder (1950) В· LГЎszlГі Benedek (1951) В· Cecil B. DeMille (1952) В· Fred Zinnemann (1953) В· Elia Kazan (1954) В· Joshua Logan (1955) В· Elia Kazan (1956) В· David Lean (1957) В· Vincente Minnelli (1958) В· William Wyler (1959) В· Jack Cardiff (1960) В· Stanley Kramer (1961) В· David Lean (1962) В· Elia Kazan (1963) В· George Cukor (1964) В· David Lean (1965)Complete list В· (1943-1965) В· (1966-1990) В· (1991-present)PersondataNameKing, HenryAlternative namesShort descriptionDate of birth1886-1-24Place of birthChristiansburg, Virginia, U.S.Date of death1982-6-29Place of deathToluca Lake, California, U.S.Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_King_(director)Categories: 1886 births | 1982 deaths | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders | American film directorsHidden categories: Articles lacking sources from October 2007 | All articles lacking sources | Infobox person using deprecated parameters | Articles with hCardsPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable versionLanguagesAragonГ©sCatalГ DanskDeutschEspaГ±olEuskaraFranГ§aisItaliano‪Norsk (bokmГҐl)‬日本語PolskiPortuguГЄsSuomiTГјrkГ§e This page was last modified on 6 February 2011 at 03:12.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;additional terms may apply.See Terms of Use for details.Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact usPrivacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers if ( window.isMSIE55 ) fixalpha(); if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();