Henry King
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-01-24
Day of Death
1982-06-29 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
Henry King
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1925)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
(1918)
(1918)
The Locked Heart
as Harry Mason
(1916)
Little Mary Sunshine
as Bob Daley
(1916)
Twin Kiddies
as Jasper Hunt
(1915)
(1915)
In Humble Guise
as Ned
(1915)
Who Pays?
as Karl Hurd
(1915)
The Maid of the Wild
as David Graham
(1915)
(1914)
The Test of Manhood
as Harry Wentworth - John's Son
(1914)
The Unexpected
as Dave Parks
(1914)
The Coveted Heritage
as The Priest
(1914)
Nerve
as Julius Booth
(1913)
The Tenderfoot Hero
as Tom Milford
(1913)
The Burden Bearer
as Bob
Crew
(1962)
Tender Is the Night
Director
(1959)
Beloved Infidel
Director
(1959)
This Earth Is Mine
Director
(1958)
The Bravados
Director
(1957)
The Sun Also Rises
Director
(1956)
Carousel
Director
(1955)
Untamed
Director
(1955)
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Director
(1953)
King of the Khyber Rifles
Director
(1952)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Director
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
Director
(1952)
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
Director
(1951)
David and Bathsheba
Director
(1951)
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
Director, Screenplay
(1950)
The Gunfighter
Director
(1949)
Prince of Foxes
Director
(1949)
Twelve O'Clock High
Director
(1948)
Deep Waters
Director
(1947)
Captain from Castile
Director
(1946)
Margie
Director
(1945)
A Bell for Adano
Director
(1944)
Wilson
Director
(1943)
The Song of Bernadette
Director
(1942)
The Black Swan
Director
(1941)
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Director
(1941)
Remember the Day
Director
(1940)
Chad Hanna
Director
(1940)
Little Old New York
Director
(1940)
Maryland
Director
(1939)
Jesse James
Director
(1939)
Stanley and Livingstone
Director
(1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Director
(1938)
In Old Chicago
Director
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
Director
(1936)
Lloyd's of London
Director
(1936)
Ramona
Director
(1936)
The Country Doctor
Director
(1935)
One More Spring
Director
(1935)
Way Down East
Director
(1934)
Marie Galante
Director
(1934)
Carolina
Director
(1933)
State Fair
Director
(1933)
I Loved You Wednesday
Director
(1932)
The Woman in Room 13
Director
(1931)
Over the Hill
Director
(1930)
Hell Harbor
Director
(1930)
Lightnin'
Director, Producer
(1930)
The Eyes of the World
Director
(1929)
She Goes to War
Director, Executive Producer
(1928)
The Woman Disputed
Director
(1927)
The Magic Flame
Director
(1926)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Director
(1926)
Partners Again
Director
(1925)
Stella Dallas
Director
(1925)
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Director, Producer
(1925)
Any Woman
Director
(1924)
Romola
Director
(1923)
The White Sister
Director, Producer
(1923)
The Bond Boy
Director
(1923)
Fury
Director
(1922)
The Seventh Day
Director, Producer
(1922)
Sonny
Director, Adaptation, Producer, Screenplay
(1921)
Tol'able David
Director, Writer, Producer
(1921)
The Mistress of Shenstone
Director
(1921)
When We Were Twenty-One
Director
(1920)
One Hour Before Dawn
Director
(1919)
23 1/2 Hours' Leave
Director
(1919)
Six Feet Four
Director
(1919)
A Sporting Chance
Director
(1919)
Brass Buttons
Director
(1919)
Where the West Begins
Director
(1918)
Social Briars
Director
(1918)
The Ghost of Rosy Taylor
Director
(1918)
Beauty and the Rogue
Director
(1918)
Powers That Prey
Director
(1918)
Up Romance Road
Director
(1918)
Hearts or Diamonds?
Director
(1918)
The Locked Heart
Director
(1917)
The Mate of the Sally Ann
Director
(1917)
Souls in Pawn
Director
(1917)
A Game of Wits
Director
(1917)
The Bride's Silence
Director
(1916)
Little Mary Sunshine
Director
(1916)
Twin Kiddies
Director
(1915)
Who Pays?
Director, Writer
(1915)
The Nemesis
Director
(1915)
Should a Wife Forgive?
Director