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.

August 22, 2020 James L. Brooks 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:   James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. His television and film […]

Zinnemann directed 19 actors to Oscar nominations, including Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Audrey Hepburn, Glynis Johns, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Wendy Hiller, Jason Robards, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Gary Cooper and Maximilian Schell.