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February 1886, Glasgow, Scotland, UK - 10 August 1960, Santa Monica,
California, USA )
He was an Academy Award-winning film director, scriptwriter and
producer.
One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences (AMPAS)
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume
One, 1890- 1945". Pages 683-688. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company,
1987.
Is the only person to ever win a best director Oscar for a film (in
this case The Divine Lady) that was not nominated for Best Picture.
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from
1934 to 1935 |
