Trailers Collection 83 - Victor FLEMING Tribute
"The Wizard of Oz" (Director: Victor Fleming)
- Date of Birth: 23 February, 1889
- Place of Birth: Pasadena, California , U.S.
- Biography: Victor Fleming (February 23, 1889 – January 6, 1949) (sometimes "Vic Fleming") was an Academy Award-winning American film director, cinematographer, and producer. He is most popular for his films The Wizard of Oz (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939).
Filmography
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
- Joan of Arc (1949)
- Adventure (1945)
- A Guy Named Joe (1943)
- Tortilla Flat (1942)
- They Dare Not Love (1941)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Gone with the Wind (1939)
- The Great Waltz (1938)
- The Crowd Roars (1938)
- Test Pilot (1938)
News
The ruby slippers are at their rubiest, the field full of poppies nearly pops off the screen and the Emerald City? It couldn't gleam much greener than it does in " The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition... ... Full Article
His biography about director Victor Fleming shares arts writing honor with work on Emily Dickinson
baltimoresun.com –
2009-04-17
Baltimore Sun film critic Michael Sragow was chosen this week as one of the two top winners of the prestigious National Award for Arts Writing. ... Full Article
Tippling in Bel Air
nationalpost.com –
2009-03-21
The setting could not be more idyllic had it been designed by Universal Studios: lemony sunshine, the Santa Monica mountains beyond, a lonesome wisp of cloud making only a cameo in cerulean California skies. ... Full Article
You're not alone if you've never heard of Victor Fleming, which is why Michael Sragow decided it was time somebody wrote a book about him. ... Full Article
I've been enjoying the new Victor Fleming bio by my colleague at the Baltimore Sun , Michael Sragow, Victor Fleming, An American Master. I'm not sure I buy into his thesis, that the man's man MGM contract director who "saved"... ... Full Article
Why Victor Fleming Was Hollywood's Hidden Genius
time.com –
2008-12-22
Scholars tend to lionize directors who develop groundbreaking styles or who come to dominate and define a genre - men like Hitchcock, Welles, Hawks and Ford. ... Full Article