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George Cukor. [Credit: Keystone](born July 7, 1899, New York, New York, U.S.—died January 24, 1983, Los Angeles, California) American motion-picture director who produced films of high quality for 50 years, combining his skill in working with actors and, especially, actresses and his careful attention to details.
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Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer in Romeo and Juliet (1936), directed by &elipsis; [Credit: © Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.; photograph from a private collection]![Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman in <i>Gaslight</i> (1944), directed by George &elipsis; [Credit: © 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.; photograph from a private collection]](http://images.bookrags.com/images/eb/90725.gif)
Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight (1944), directed by George &elipsis; [Credit: © 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.; photograph from a private collection]Beginning as an assistant stage manager in 1918, Cukor worked as a stage director and manager in Rochester, New York, and in New York City before going to Hollywood in 1929, at the beginning of the sound era in motion pictures.
He was the dialogue director for the motion pictures River of Romance (1929) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). Tarnished Lady (1931) was the first film he directed, and he achieved his first major success in 1933 with Little Women. His other commercial and artistic achievements include Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Sylvia Scarlett (1935), Camille (1936), Romeo and Juliet (1936), Holiday (1938), The Women (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Keeper of the Flame (1942), Gaslight (1944), and Born Yesterday (1950).
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Rex Harrison (left) and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1964), directed by &elipsis; [Credit: © 1964 Warner Brothers, Inc.; photograph from a private collection]Cukor's postwar successes were mainly comedies with
Spencer Tracy and
Katharine Hepburn, such as
Adam's Rib (1949) and
Pat and Mike (1952), and dramas such as
A Star Is Born (1954) and
Justine (1969). Among his later films were
Travels with My Aunt (1973) and
Rich and Famous (1981). He received an Academy Award for his direction of
My Fair Lady in 1964.
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