W.S. Van Dyke
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1889-03-21
Day of Death
1943-02-05 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA
W.S. Van Dyke
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1940)
(1938)
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
(1933)
Eskimo
as Inspector White (uncredited)
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Cana Wedding Guest
(1916)
Oliver Twist
as Charles Dickens
Crew
(1942)
Cairo
Director
(1942)
I Married an Angel
Director
(1942)
Journey for Margaret
Director
(1942)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
Director
(1941)
Rage in Heaven
Director
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Director
(1941)
The Feminine Touch
Director
(1940)
I Love You Again
Director
(1940)
New Moon
Director
(1940)
Bitter Sweet
Director
(1940)
I Take This Woman
Director
(1939)
Another Thin Man
Director
(1939)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Director
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
Director
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
Director
(1938)
Marie Antoinette
Director
(1938)
Sweethearts
Director
(1937)
Rosalie
Director
(1937)
Personal Property
Director
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
Director
(1937)
The Prisoner of Zenda
Co-Director
(1936)
After the Thin Man
Director
(1936)
Love on the Run
Director
(1936)
Rose Marie
Director
(1936)
San Francisco
Director, Producer
(1936)
His Brother's Wife
Director
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
Director
(1935)
Naughty Marietta
Director, Producer
(1935)
I Live My Life
Director
(1935)
Broadway Melody of 1936
Co-Director
(1934)
Hide-Out
Producer, Director
(1934)
The Thin Man
Director
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
Director
(1934)
Forsaking All Others
Director
(1934)
Laughing Boy
Director, Producer
(1933)
Penthouse
Director
(1933)
The Prizefighter and the Lady
Director, Producer
(1933)
Eskimo
Director, Producer
(1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man
Director
(1932)
Night Court
Director
(1931)
Trader Horn
Director
(1931)
The Cuban Love Song
Director
(1931)
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Director
(1931)
Guilty Hands
Director
(1929)
The Pagan
Director
(1928)
White Shadows in the South Seas
Director
(1928)
Under the Black Eagle
Director
(1927)
Winners Of The Wilderness
Director
(1927)
Foreign Devils
Director
(1927)
Spoilers of the West
Director
(1927)
The Eyes of the Totem
Director
(1927)
California
Director
(1926)
The Gentle Cyclone
Director
(1926)
War Paint
Director
(1925)
The Trail Rider
Director
(1925)
Hearts and Spurs
Director
(1925)
The Timber Wolf
Director
(1925)
The Desert's Price
Director
(1925)
Ranger of the Big Pines
Director
(1925)
Barriers Burned Away
Director
(1924)
Gold Heels
Director
(1924)
The Beautiful Sinner
Director
(1924)
Winner Take All
Director
(1924)
The Battling Fool
Director
(1924)
Loving Lies
Director
(1923)
The Little Girl Next Door
Director
(1922)
According to Hoyle
Director
(1922)
The Boss of Camp 4
Director
(1922)
Forget Me Not
Director
(1921)
Double Adventure
Director
(1920)
The Adventures of Daredevil Jack
Scenario Writer, Director
(1919)
The Hawk's Trail
Director
(1918)
The Lady of the Dugout
Director
(1917)
On Trial
Director
(1917)
Men of the Desert
Director, Writer
(1917)
The Land of Long Shadows
Director, Writer
(1917)
Sadie Goes to Heaven
Director
(1916)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Second Assistant Director
(1916)
Orphan Joyce
Writer
(1915)
The Birth of a Nation
Assistant Director