Walter Lang

Birth Name:

Walter Lang

Birth Place:

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Profession

Director, Writer, Actor, Assistant director

Came in ninth place for Top Director at the 1961 Laurel Awards
His film "Call Me Madam" was nominated for the Grand Prize of the Cannes Film Festival in 1953
Was nominated form three Directors Guild of America Awards, but never won
Earned his degree from the University of Tennessee
During World War I, he served in France with the American Expeditionary Force
Found clerical work at a film production company after moving to New York City as a young man, and he became interested in filmmaking as a result
Joined a gathering of artists and writers in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France, hoping to fulfill his ambitions of becoming a painter, but eventually returned home to make films
Directed most of his 50 movies while associated with 20th Century Fox
Directed such well-known films as "The King and I" and "Call Me Madam․"
Designated his good friend Carole Lombard as his son's godmother

1953Grand Prize of the FestivalNominated
1954DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
1957Oscar - Best Director:Nominated
1957DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated
1961DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:Nominated

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