Profile
George Stevens
Director + Cinematographer + Editor + Writer + Producer
Male
Born
Dec 18, 1904
Hometown
Oakland, California
Died
Mar 8, 1975
Death Place
Lancaster, Califo...
George Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. Among his most notable films were Diary of Anne Frank (1959), nominated for Best Director, Giant (1956), winner of Oscar for Best Director, Shane (1953), Oscar nominated… Read More
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George Stevens
d.1975
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1904
Birth
Born on December 18, 1904.
TWENTIES
1933
28 Years Old
His first feature film was The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble in 1933.
1934
29 Years Old
In 1934 he got his first directing job, the slapstick Kentucky Kernels.
THIRTIES
1935
30 Years Old
His big break came when he directed Katharine Hepburn in Alice Adams in 1935.
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1940
35 Years Old
In 1940, he directed Carole Lombard in Vigil in the Night, and the film has an alternate ending for European audiences in recognition of World War II, which the US had not yet entered.
1943
38 Years Old
During World War II, Stevens joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps and headed a film unit from 1943 to 1946, under General Eisenhower.
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FORTIES
1948
43 Years Old
One result of his World War II experiences was that his subsequent films became more dramatic. I Remember Mama in 1948 was the last movie that he made with comic scenes.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1970
65 Years Old
He ended his directing career with the 1970 film The Only Game in Town with Warren Beatty and Elizabeth Taylor.
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1975
70 Years Old
Stevens died following a heart attack on March 8, 1975 on his ranch in Lancaster, California, north of Los Angeles.
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