(24 January 1886, Christiansburg,
Virginia - 29 June 1982, Toluca Lake, California)
Before
coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire
theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He
directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the
most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and
1930s. He was nominated for the best director Oscar twice, but did
not win on either occasion. In 1944, he was awarded the first ever
Golden Globe Award award for best director for his film The Song of
Bernadette, based on the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. He
worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck, respectively.
Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He
directed over 100 films in his career.
Before
coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire
theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He
directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the
most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and
1930s. He was nominated for the best director Oscar twice, but did
not win on either occasion. In 1944, he was awarded the first ever
Golden Globe Award award for best director for his film The Song of
Bernadette, based on the novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. He
worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck, respectively.