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Victor Fleming Biography

Birth Place:

La Canada Flintridge, California, United States

Profession

Director, cinematographer, producer

Fast Facts

Broke into movies in 1910 as a stuntman
Served as President Woodrow Wilson's personal cameraman at the Versailles Peace Conference
Once shot a charging rhinoceros in Africa seconds before it reached one of his friends
Of the 25 silent films he directed, only nine survive
Was not the original choice for either Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz and stepped in to replace George Cukor and Richard Thorpe, respectively