Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1889-03-21

Deathday

1943-02-05 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As

Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II
W.S. Van Dyke II
W. S. Van Dyke II
W. S. Van Dyke
Major W.S. Van Dyke II
Major W. S. Van Dyke II
Maj. W.S. Van Dyke II
Maj. W. S. Van Dyke II
Woody Van Dyke
В.С. Ван Дайк
William S. Van Dyke
One-Take Woody
Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr.
Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke

W.S. Van Dyke

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Woodbridge Strong "W. S." Van Dyke II (Woody) (March 21, 1889 – February 5, 1943) was an American film director and writer who made several successful early sound films, including Tarzan the Ape Man in 1932, The Thin Man in 1934, San Francisco in 1936, and six popular musicals with Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. He received two Academy Award nominations for Best Director for The Thin Man and San Francisco, and directed four actors to Oscar nominations: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Norma Shearer, and Robert Morley. Known as a reliable craftsman who made his films on schedule and under budget, he earned the name "One Take Woody" for his quick and efficient style of filming.

Known For

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

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Acting

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self

1938

Another Romance of Celluloid as Self (uncredited)

1933

Eskimo as Inspector White (uncredited)

1916		Oliver Twist as Charles Dickens
1916		Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages as Cana Wedding Guest

Directing

1942		Journey for Margaret as Director
1942		Cairo as Director
1942		I Married an Angel as Director
1942		Dr. Kildare's Victory as Director

1941		Shadow of the Thin Man as Director
1941		The Feminine Touch as Director
1941		Rage in Heaven as Director

1940		Bitter Sweet as Director
1940		I Love You Again as Director
1940		New Moon as Director
1940		I Take This Woman as Director

1939		Another Thin Man as Director
1939		Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Director
1939		It's a Wonderful World as Director
1939		Stand Up and Fight as Director

1938		Sweethearts as Director
1938		Marie Antoinette as Director

1937		Rosalie as Director
1937		The Prisoner of Zenda as Co-Director
1937		They Gave Him a Gun as Director
1937		Personal Property as Director

1936		After the Thin Man as Director
1936		Love on the Run as Director
1936		The Devil Is a Sissy as Director
1936		His Brother's Wife as Director
1936		San Francisco as Director
1936		Rose Marie as Director

1935		I Live My Life as Director
1935		Broadway Melody of 1936 as Co-Director
1935		Naughty Marietta as Director

1934		Forsaking All Others as Director
1934		Hide-Out as Director
1934		The Thin Man as Director
1934		Manhattan Melodrama as Director
1934		Laughing Boy as Director

1933		Eskimo as Director
1933		The Prizefighter and the Lady as Director
1933		Penthouse as Director

1932		Night Court as Director
1932		Tarzan the Ape Man as Director

1931		The Cuban Love Song as Director
1931		Guilty Hands as Director
1931		Never the Twain Shall Meet as Director
1931		Trader Horn as Director

1929

The Pagan as Director

1928		White Shadows in the South Seas as Director
1928		Under the Black Eagle as Director

1927		Spoilers of the West as Director
1927		Foreign Devils as Director
1927		The Eyes of the Totem as Director
1927		California as Director
1927		Winners Of The Wilderness as Director

1926		War Paint as Director
1926		The Gentle Cyclone as Director

1925		The Desert's Price as Director
1925		The Timber Wolf as Director
1925		Ranger of the Big Pines as Director
1925		Hearts and Spurs as Director
1925		The Trail Rider as Director
1925		Barriers Burned Away as Director

1924		Gold Heels as Director
1924		Winner Take All as Director
1924		The Beautiful Sinner as Director
1924		The Battling Fool as Director
1924		Loving Lies as Director