George Cukor (1899–1983)

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George Cukor was an American film director of Hungarian-Jewish descent, better known for directing comedies and literary adaptations. He once won the Academy Award for Best Director, and was nominated other four times for the same Award. In 1899, George Dewey Cukor was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. His parents were assistant ... See full bio »

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My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady Director
(1964)
Gaslight
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(1944)
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story Director
(1940)
Les Girls
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(1957)
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 1979 The Corn Is Green (TV Movie)
 1976 The Blue Bird
 1975 Love Among the Ruins (TV Movie)
 1969 Justine
 1964 My Fair Lady
 1962 Something's Got to Give (Short)
 1960 Song Without End (finished after Vidor's death, uncredited)
 1958 Hot Spell (uncredited)
 1957 Les Girls
 1956 Lust for Life (co-director - uncredited)
 1953 The Actress
 1952 Pat and Mike
 1949 Adam's Rib
 1947 A Double Life
 1947 Desire Me (uncredited)
 1944 I'll Be Seeing You (uncredited)
 1944 Gaslight
 1943 Resistance and Ohm's Law (Documentary short)
 1940 Susan and God
 1939 Gone with the Wind (uncredited)
 1939 The Women
 1939 The Wizard of Oz (uncredited)
 1938 Zaza
 1938 Holiday
 1938 I Met My Love Again (uncredited)
 1936 Camille
 1935 No More Ladies (uncredited)
 1934 Manhattan Melodrama (uncredited)
 1933 Little Women
 1933 Our Betters
 1932 The Animal Kingdom (uncredited)
 1932 Rockabye
 1932 One Hour with You (uncredited)
 1930 Grumpy
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Stage Play: Trigger. See more »

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2 Biographical Movies | 7 Print Biographies | 7 Portrayals | 2 Interviews | 13 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Parents:

Cukor, Victor | Cukor, Helen Ilona
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You would like to think you're pretty much an original, everything about yourself distinctive and individual. But it is surprising to realize to what extent you echo your family, and how, from childhood, you have been shaped and molded . . . See more »

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Directed 10 films nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards: One Hour with You (1932) (uncredited), Little Women (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936), The Wizard of Oz (1939) (uncredited), Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), Born Yesterday (1950) and My Fair Lady (1964). Gone With the Wind and My Fair Lady won Best ... See more »

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He was often regarded as a "women's director" because his films frequently are centered around strong female characters. See more »
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