August 23, 2020 Victor Schertzinger Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Yes; musical parents Social Class: Nationality: of Dutch origins Education: Training: First Film: First Oscar Nomination: One Night of Love, 1934; age Other Nominations: No Genre (specialties): Musical films Collaborators: Last Film: The Fleet’s In, 1942, posthumously Contract: Career Output: Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Retirement: Death: […]

August 23, 2020 Morten Tyldum Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Nationality: Norway Education: Training: First Film: Buddy, 2003, 36 First Oscar Nomination: Imitation Game, 2014, 47 Other Nominations: No Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Output: NA Career Span: 2003-present Marriage: wife committed suicide Politics: Retirement: NA Death: NA   Morten Tyldum (Norwegian: […]

Notable works include Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which won him the Best Director and Best Picture, making him the only director of three Best Picture winners.

August 20, 2020 W. S. Van Dyke Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: nationality: Education: Training: First Film: First Oscar Nomination: Other Nominations: Genre (specialties): Collaborators: Last Film: Contract: Career Output: Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Retirement: Death:   Woodbridge Strong “W. S.” Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an […]

Sam Wood directed Ginger Rogers through her Oscar-winning performance in Kitty Foyle. He himself was nominated for Best Director, one of his three career nominations in the category.