Biography
Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 β January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course.
Van Dyke died in January 23, 1986 of a heart attack on his way to Cambridge, Mass., where he was named Laureate Artist in Residence at Harvard. He was 79 years old. Van Dyke is survived by his second wife, the former Barbara Millikin, of New York; a daughter, Alison Van Dyke, of Ithaca, N.Y.; three sons, Peter of New York City; Murray of Santa Fe and Neil of Stowe, Vt., and six grandchildren.
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Filmography
all 25
Movies 25
Director 16
self 3
Producer 3
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)
Land of White Alice (1960)
Skyscraper (1959)
Brussels Loops (1958)
Mayo florido (1956)
The Lonely Night (1954)
American Frontier (1953)
This Charming Couple (1950)
The Photographer (1948)
Steel Town (1944)
This Is Tomorrow (1943)
Tall Tales (1941)
Youth Gets a Break (1941)
The City (1939)
The River (1938)
The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America (1937)
Hands (1934)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1906-12-05
Deathday1986-01-23 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceDenver, Colorado, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsW. Van Dyke
AwardsGeorge Eastman Award
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