George Cukor
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Cukor in 1946
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| Born |
George Dewey Cukor July 7, 1899 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | January 24, 1983 (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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