Victor Fleming

Birth Name:

Victor Lonzo Fleming

Birth Place:

La Canada, California, United States

Profession

Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Assistant director, Writer, Camera department, Script department

In 1939, he was nominated a Cannes Film Festival Award for his work on "The Wizard of Oz․"
Won second place for the 1937 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Was best known for his work as the producer of "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind․"
Would frequently use actor Spencer Tracy in his films
Would frequently work alongside actor Clark Gable in various projects
Is the first director to have two films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's list of greatest American films
Once worked as a chief photographer for President Woodrow Wilson

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