Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Born 1889 · San Diego, California, USA
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.
Directed
The Thin Man
Director · 1934
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Assistant Director · 1916
After the Thin Man
Director · 1936
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director · 1915
Tarzan the Ape Man
Director · 1932
Another Thin Man
Director · 1939
Shadow of the Thin Man
Director · 1941
The Prisoner of Zenda
Co-Director · 1937
Manhattan Melodrama
Director · 1934
I Love You Again
Director · 1940
San Francisco
Director · 1936
It's a Wonderful World
Director · 1939
Marie Antoinette
Director · 1938
White Shadows in the South Seas
Director · 1928
Barriers Burned Away
Director · 1925
The Trail Rider
Director · 1925
Ranger of the Big Pines
Director · 1925
The Timber Wolf
Director · 1925
