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George Cukor (1899–1983)

George Cukor was born on July 7, 1899 in New York City, New York, USA as George Dewey Cukor. He is known for his work on My Fair Lady (1964), The Philadelphia Story (1940) and A Star Is Born (1954). He died on January 24, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. See full bio »
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 2003 Barbra Streisand: The Movie Album (Video short) (segment "Wild Is The Wind")
 1981 Rich and Famous
 1979 The Corn Is Green (TV Movie)
 1976 The Blue Bird
 1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV Movie)
 1972 Travels with My Aunt
 1969 Justine
 1964 My Fair Lady
 1962 Something's Got to Give (Short)
 1962 The Chapman Report
 1960 Let's Make Love
 1960 Song Without End (finished after Vidor's death, uncredited)
 1960 Heller in Pink Tights
 1958 Hot Spell (uncredited)
 1957 Wild Is the Wind
 1957 Les Girls
 1956 Lust for Life (co-director - uncredited)
 1956 Bhowani Junction
 1954 A Star Is Born
 1954 It Should Happen to You
 1953 The Actress
 1952 Pat and Mike
 1952 The Marrying Kind
 1951 The Model and the Marriage Broker
 1950 Born Yesterday
 1950 A Life of Her Own
 1949 Adam's Rib
 1949 Edward, My Son
 1947 A Double Life
 1947 Desire Me (uncredited)
 1944 Winged Victory
 1944 I'll Be Seeing You (uncredited)
 1944 Gaslight
 1943 Resistance and Ohm's Law (Documentary short)
 1942 Keeper of the Flame
 1942 Her Cardboard Lover
 1941 Two-Faced Woman
 1941 A Woman's Face
 1940 The Philadelphia Story
 1940 Susan and God
 1939 Gone with the Wind (uncredited)
 1939 The Women
 1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)
 1938 Zaza
 1938 Holiday
 1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (some scenes: retakes, uncredited)
 1938 I Met My Love Again (uncredited)
 1936 Camille
 1936 Romeo and Juliet
 1935 Sylvia Scarlett
 1935 No More Ladies (uncredited)
 1935 David Copperfield
 1934 Manhattan Melodrama (uncredited)
 1933 Little Women
 1933 Dinner at Eight
 1933 Our Betters
 1932 The Animal Kingdom (uncredited)
 1932 Rockabye
 1932 A Bill of Divorcement
 1932 What Price Hollywood?
 1932 Une heure près de toi
 1932 One Hour with You (uncredited)
 1931 Girls About Town
 1931 Tarnished Lady
 1930 The Royal Family of Broadway
 1930 The Virtuous Sin
 1930 Grumpy
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Stage Play: A Free Soul. Written by Willard Mack. Based on the novel by Adela Rogers St. Johns. Directed by George Cukor. Playhouse Theatre: 12 Jan 1928- Apr 1928 (closing date unknown/100 performances). Cast: E.J. Barrett (as "Bailiff"), William E. Barry (as "Hooper"), George Baxter (as "Dwight Sutro"), James H. Bell (as "Bill Wilfong"), ... See more »

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5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Alas, I am not an auteur, but damn few directors can write. They're very clever and they can go through the paces. As a director, you've got to think of your own limitations. There are certain things you're sympathetic with, and there are certain things you say to yourself. 'Well, I can do it because I'm perfectly competent, but there's so many people who can do it much better than I can.' I've ... See more »

Trivia:

Cukor was fired as director of Gone with the Wind (1939) only a month before The Women (1939) was scheduled to begin filming. Producer Hunt Stromberg enlisted Cukor's services immediately upon his sudden availability. See more »

Trademark:

Directed many adaptations of books & plays and was known to be particularly skilled at interpreting stage plays for the screen See more »

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