'Henry King' (b.
24th January 1886 in
Christiansburg,
Virginia; d.
29th June 1982 in
Toluca Lake,
California) 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 nominated for the
best director Oscar twice, but did not win on either occasion. In
1944, he was awarded the first ever
Golden Globe Award award for best director for his film
The Song of Bernadette, based on the novel of the same name by
Franz Werfel. He worked most often with
Tyrone Power and
Gregory Peck, respectively.
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.
Filmography
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1920 - ''
One Hour Before Dawn''
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1922 - ''
The Seventh Day''
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1923 - ''
The White Sister''
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1924 - ''
Romola''
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1925 - ''
Stella Dallas''
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1926 - ''
Partners Again''
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1930 - ''
Hell Harbor''
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1931 - ''
Merely Mary Ann'' with
Janet Gaynor
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1933 - ''
State Fair'' (uncredited) with Janet Gaynor and
Will Rogers (the non-musical version)
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1934 - ''
Marie Galante'' with
Spencer Tracy
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1935 - ''
One More Spring''
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1935 - ''
Way Down East''
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1936 - ''
The Country Doctor''
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1936 - ''
Ramona''
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1936 - ''
Lloyd's of London'' with
Tyrone Power
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1937 - ''
Seventh Heaven'' with
James Stewart
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1937 - ''
In Old Chicago'' with Tyrone Power,
Alice Faye, and
Don Ameche
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1938 - ''
Alexander's Ragtime Band'' with Tryone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche,
Ethel Merman, and
Jack Haley
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1939 - ''
Jesse James'' with
Tyrone Power,
Henry Fonda, and
Nancy Kelly
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1939 - ''
Stanley and Livingstone'' with Spencer Tracy and Nancy Kelly
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1940 - ''
Little Old New York''
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1940 - ''
Maryland''
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1940 - ''
Chad Hanna''
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1941 - ''
A Yank in the R.A.F.''
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1941 - ''
Remember the Day''
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1942 - ''
The Black Swan'' with Tyrone Power and
Maureen O'Hara
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1943 - ''
The Song of Bernadette'' with
Jennifer Jones
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1944 - ''
Wilson''
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1945 - ''
A Bell for Adano''
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1946 - ''
Margie''
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1947 - ''
Captain from Castile'' with Tyrone Power
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1948 - ''
Deep Waters''
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1949 - ''
Prince of Foxes'' with Tyrone Power
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1949 - ''
12 O'Clock High'' with
Gregory Peck
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1950 - ''
The Gunfighter'' with Gregory Peck
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1951 - ''
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain''
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1951 - ''
David and Bathsheba'' with Gregory Peck and
Susan Hayward
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1952 - ''
The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' with Gregory Peck and
Ava Gardner
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1953 - ''
King of the Khyber Rifles'' with Tyrone Power
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1955 - ''
Untamed'' with Tyrone Power and Susan Hayward
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1955 - ''
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'' with
William Holden and Jennifer Jones
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1956 - ''
Carousel'' with
Gordon MacRae and
Shirley Jones
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1957 - ''
The Sun Also Rises'' with Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, and
Errol Flynn
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1958 - ''
The Bravados'' with Gregory Peck
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1959 - ''
This Earth is Mine'' with
Rock Hudson and
Jean Simmons
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1959 - ''
Beloved Infidel'' with
Deborah Kerr and Gregory Peck
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1962 - ''
Tender Is the Night'' with
Jason Robards Jr. and Jennifer Jones
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