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Henry King
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Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American film director.
Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox.
Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.
During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918.
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As director
Tender Is the Night
Beloved Infidel
This Earth Is Mine
The Bravados
The Sun Also Rises
Carousel
Untamed
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
King of the Khyber Rifles
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
O. Henry's Full House
Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie
David and Bathsheba
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain
The Gunfighter
Prince of Foxes
Twelve O'Clock High
Deep Waters
Captain from Castile
Margie
A Bell for Adano
Wilson
The Song of Bernadette
The Black Swan
A Yank in the R.A.F.
Remember the Day
Chad Hanna
Little Old New York
Maryland
Jesse James
As actor
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Help Wanted - Male
Hearts or Diamonds?
The Locked Heart
Sunshine and Gold
The Devil's Bait
Little Mary Sunshine
Twin Kiddies
The Nemesis
In Humble Guise
Who Pays?
The Maid of the Wild
Should a Wife Forgive?
The Test of Manhood
The Unexpected
The Coveted Heritage
Nerve
The Tenderfoot Hero
The Burden Bearer