Willard Van Dyke
Directing
Born: 1906-12-05 · Denver, Colorado, USA
Died: 1986-01-23
Biography
Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – 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
🎬 Movies (22)
Birth of a Nation
1997
Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
Self (archive footage)
The American Negro
1963
Producer
Land of White Alice
1960
Director
Skyscraper
1959
Director
Mayo florido
1956
Director
The One with White Shanks
1955
Director
The Lonely Night
1954
Producer
American Frontier
1953
Director
This Charming Couple
1950
Director
The Photographer
1948
Director
To Hear Your Banjo Play
1947
Director
Journey Into Medicine
1947
Director
Steel Town
1944
Director
Youth Gets a Break
1941
Camera Operator
The Children Must Learn
1940
Director
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
1940
Director
Tall Tales
1940
Director
The City
1939
Director
The River
1938
Director of Photography
The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America
1937
Director of Photography
Hands
1934
Director