Henry King

Directing

Born: 1886-01-24
Died: 1982-06-29
From: Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Harry KingГенри Кинг

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Wilson

1945
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

The Song of Bernadette

1944
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

The Song of Bernadette

1944
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting15 titles

Directing96 titles

Writing5 titles

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