- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 5, 1906
- Place of Birth
- Denver, Colorado, USA
- Died
- January 23, 1986
Willard Van Dyke
Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course. Van Dyke died in January 23, 1986 of a heart attack on his way to Cambridge, Mass., where he was named Laureate Artist in Residence at Harvard. He was 79 years old. Van Dyke is survived by his second wife, the former Barbara Millikin, of New York; a daughter, Alison Van Dyke, of Ithaca, N.Y.; three sons, Peter of New York City; Murray of Santa Fe and Neil of Stowe, Vt., and six grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Van Dyke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieBirth of a Nation
1997 · Self
movieHe Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe American Negro
1963 · Producer
movieLand of White Alice
1960 · Director
movieSkyscraper
1959 · Director, Producer
Mayo florido
movieMayo florido
1956 · Director
The One with White Shanks
movieThe One with White Shanks
1955 · Director
The Lonely Night
movieThe Lonely Night
1954 · Producer, Director of Photography
American Frontier
movieAmerican Frontier
1953 · Director, Producer
movieThis Charming Couple
1950 · Director
movieThe Photographer
1948 · Director, Director of Photography
Journey Into Medicine
movieJourney Into Medicine
1947 · Director
movieTo Hear Your Banjo Play
1947 · Producer, Director
movieSteel Town
1944 · Director
Youth Gets a Break
movieYouth Gets a Break
1941 · Camera Operator
movieValley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
1940 · Director, Writer
The Children Must Learn
movieThe Children Must Learn
1940 · Director
movieTall Tales
1940 · Director
movieThe City
1939 · Director, Director of Photography
movieThe River
1938 · Director of Photography
movieThe World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America
1937 · Director of Photography
movieHands
1934 · Director
The Year's Work
movieThe Year's Work
— · Director
The Bridge
movieThe Bridge
— · Director, Producer
Headed for Trouble
movieHeaded for Trouble
— · Director