George Stevens (I) (1904–1975)

Cinematographer | Director | Writer

George Stevens, a filmmaker known as a meticulous craftsman with a brilliant eye for composition ...

Born: December 18, 1904
Died: March 8, 1975 (age 70)

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Filmography

Known For

Giant Director (1956)
Shane Director (1953)
A Place in the Sun Director (1951)
Known For

The Diary of Anne Frank Director (1959)
Director

D-Day: The Color Footage (1999)
D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special (1985)
The Only Game in Town (1970)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Giant (1956)
Shane (1953)
Something to Live For (1952)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
I Remember Mama (1948)
On Our Merry Way (1948)
George Stevens' World War II Footage (1946)
The Nazi Plan (1945)
Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
That Justice Be Done (1945)
The More the Merrier (1943)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Vigil in the Night (1940)
Gunga Din (1939)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Quality Street (1937)
Swing Time (1936)
Annie Oakley (1935)
Alice Adams (1935)
The Nitwits (1935)
Laddie (1935)
Hunger Pains (1935)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Ocean Swells (1934)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Hollywood Party (1934)
Cracked Shots (1934)
Rough Necking (1934)
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934)
The Undie-World (1934)
Bridal Bail (1934)
A Divorce Courtship (1933)
Grin and Bear It (1933)
Walking Back Home (1933)
What Fur (1933)
Flirting in the Park (1933)
Quiet Please! (1933)
Room Mates (1933)
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933)
Should Crooners Marry (1933)
Rock-a-Bye Cowboy (1933)
Family Troubles (1933)
Boys Will Be Boys (1932)
The Finishing Touch (1932)
The All-American (1932)
Who, Me? (1932)
The Kick-Off! (1931)
Mama Loves Papa (1931)
Call a Cop! (1931)
Air-Tight (1931)
High Gear (1931)
Blood and Thunder (1931)
Director

Ladies Last (1930)
Writer

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Nitwits (1935)
Grin and Bear It (1933)
Walking Back Home (1933)
What Fur (1933)
Flirting in the Park (1933)
Quiet Please! (1933)
Pick Me Up (1933)
Alias the Professor (1933)
The Trial of Vince Barnett (1933)
Hunting Trouble (1933)
Rock-a-Bye Cowboy (1933)
Family Troubles (1933)
Hesitating Love (1932)
The Finishing Touch (1932)
Writer

Yoo-Hoo (1932)
Producer

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Giant (1956)
Shane (1953)
Something to Live For (1952)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
I Remember Mama (1948)
The More the Merrier (1943)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Penny Serenade (1941)
Vigil in the Night (1940)
Gunga Din (1939)
Producer

Vivacious Lady (1938)
Actor

Shane Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (1953)
Whispers (1920)
Actor

The Tigress Tim Rooney - Harrigan's Assistant (1915)
Cinematographer

The Spirit of Liberation (2017)
D-Day: The Color Footage (1999)
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994)
George Stevens' World War II Footage (1946)
The Panic Is On (1931)
Let's Do Things (1931)
Spuk um Mitternacht (1931)
Glückliche Kindheit (1931)
Pêle-Mêle (1930)
Bigger and Better (1930)
Noche de duendes (1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Radiomanía (1930)
Tiembla y Titubea (1930)
Below Zero (1930)
La vida nocturna (1930)
The Big Kick (1930)
Brats (1930)
Blotto (1930)
The Fighting Parson (1930)
The Real McCoy (1930)
The Head Guy (1930)
Ladrones (1930)
Night Owls (1930)
Angora Love (1929)
Skirt Shy (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Shy Boy (1929)
They Go Boom! (1929)
Snappy Sneezer (1929)
Dad's Day (1929)
Men O'War (1929)
Madame Q (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Hurdy Gurdy (1929)
Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Big Business (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
Liberty (1929)
We Faw Down (1928)
Feed 'em and Weep (1928)
Two Tars (1928)
All Parts (1928)
Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928)
Early to Bed (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Should Women Drive? (1928)
Their Purple Moment (1928)
Tell It to the Judge (1928)
Blow by Blow (1928)
Came the Dawn (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Dumb Daddies (1928)
Leave 'em Laughing (1928)
Should Tall Men Marry? (1928)
Pass the Gravy (1928)
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927)
Hats Off (1927)
The Girl from Gay Paree (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Lightning (1927)
No Man's Law (1927)
The Second 100 Years (1927)
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927)
Slipping Wives (1927)
The Valley of Hell (1927)
The Desert's Toll (1926)
The Devil Horse (1926)
No Man's Law (1925)
Black Cyclone (1925)
Looking for Sally (1925)
The White Sheep (1924)
Cinematographer

The Battling Orioles (1924)
Roughest Africa (1923)
Archive footage

Hollywood and World War II (2019)
Five Came Back (2017)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Private Screenings (2006)
James Dean: Forever Young (2005)
Words in Progress (2004)
Return to 'Giant' (2003)
He Walks in Beauty: The George Stevens Production 'The Greatest Story Ever Told' (2001)
George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (2001)
History vs. Hollywood (2001)
D-Day: The Color Footage (1999)
Memories of 'Giant' (1998)
George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994)
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
Talking Film (1980)
Archive footage

Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1956)
Camera and Electrical Department

Dick und Doof, die Unzertrennlichen (1968)
Wings (1927)
The Devil Horse (1926)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Hollywood Party (1937)
Production Manager

Lux Video Theatre (1954)

Awards

Did You Know

Directed seven films nominated for Best Picture Oscars: Alice Adams (1935), The Talk of the Town (1942), The More the Merrier (1943), A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1953), Giant (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).

Quotes

[on The Talk of the Town (1942)] I knew it was going to come off all along: it didn't have that element of hazard in it. It was more of an understood flight with a take-off time and an arrival time and not too much headwind.