Gregory La Cava Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960
• Worked for newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst's failed animation studio International Film Service
• Studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Student's League
• Worked for cartoonist Raoul Barré doing odd jobs and ultimately served as an animator on Barré's "Animated Grouch Chasers" series
• Known for portraying female characters as the moral centers of his films
• Best known for directing the films "My Man Godfrey" and "Stage Door," both of which garnered him Academy Award nominations for Best Director
• Known for collaborating with actors W․C․ Fields, Bebe Daniels and Richard Dix during the silent film era