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George Cukor

George Cukor
George Cukor - 1946.jpg
Cukor in 1946
Born George Dewey Cukor
(1899-07-07)July 7, 1899
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Died January 24, 1983(1983-01-24) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of death Heart failure
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation Film director
Years active 1930–81

George Dewey Cukor (/ˈkjuːkər/; July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head of Production, assigned Cukor to direct several of RKO's major films, including What Price Hollywood? (1932), A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Our Betters (1933), and Little Women (1933). When Selznick moved to MGM in 1933, Cukor followed and directed Dinner at Eight (1933) and David Copperfield (1935) for Selznick and Romeo and Juliet (1936) and Camille (1936) for Irving Thalberg.

He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind (1939), but he went on to direct The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956), and My Fair Lady (1964). He continued to work into the 1980s.


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