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Willard Van Dyke
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American filmmaker and photographer (1906-1986)
Film & TV
Denver, Colorado, USA
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…
Known for
- Birth of a Nation — Self1997
- He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life — Self (archive footage)1986
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photography
- Image
- Jorge Ruiz con Willard Van Dyke 1958-cropped.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1906-12-05
- date of death
- 1986-01-23
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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- Willard Van Dyke
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- Willard Van Dyke
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