George Stevens

George Stevens
George Stevens
	George Stevens with his Oscar for directing Giant
Born	George Cooper Stevens; December 18, 1904; Oakland, California, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1975 (aged 70); Lancaster, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
Occupation(s)	director, cinematographer, actor, writer, producer
Years active	1915–1970
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Howell (1930–1947); Joan McTavish (1968–1975)
Children	George Stevens, Jr.
Awards	Academy Award for Best Director nominated in 1943 for The More the Merrier; awarded in 1951 for A Place in the Sun; nominated in 1954 for Shane; awarded in 1956 for Giant; nominated in 1959 for The Diary of Anne Frank; Legion of Merit; star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award; Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1954); National Board of Review Award for Best Director; New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director

George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American movie director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.^[1] His best known works are A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1953), Giant (1956), and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).

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