George Cukor
Birth Name:
George Dewey Cukor
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Director, Assistant director, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Originally planned to follow in his father's footsteps, who served as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan
- Quote: "I suppose they call me a woman's director because there were all these movie queens in the old days, and I directed most of them․"
- Quote: "You can always land on your feet if you know where the ground is․"
- A childhood friend of David O․ Selznick, the two would go on to collaborate with one another throughout their entire careers in Hollywood
- Worked on Broadway as both an actor and director before permanently settling in California in 1929
- Named godfather to Mia Farrow
- Samuel Goldwyn's wife Frances requested to be buried next to him, as she had a lifelong love for him, although it was unrequited
- Unofficially declared the head of Hollywood's closeted gay subculture and often hosted parties at his home where fellow closeted friends would socialize
Awards
- 1934Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1934Mussolini Cup - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 1935Mussolini Cup - Best Foreign Film:Nominated
- 1941Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1946Grand Prize of the Festival - Feature Film:Nominated
- 1948Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1948Grand International AwardNominated
- 1951Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
- 1951Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
- 1951Golden LionNominated
- 1953DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1955DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1957Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award - Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (November):Winner
- 1958Golden Berlin BearNominated
- 1958DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 1961BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source:Nominated
- 1963Golden Globe - Best Director:Nominated
- 1964Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award - Best Picture of the Month for the Whole Family (December):Winner
- 1964NYFCC Award - Best Director:Nominated
- 1965Oscar - Best Director:Winner
- 1965DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Winner
- 1965Golden Globe - Best Director:Winner
- 1966BAFTA Film Award - Best Film from any Source:Winner
- 1975Special AwardWinner
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy:Winner