About

Known credits:
110
Birthday:
1886-01-24
Place of birth:
Christiansburg, Virginia, United States
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Henry King

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American film director.

Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox.

Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career.

During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918.

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Known for

Acting
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Actor Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) 61
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1918 Hearts or Diamonds? Actor N/A
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1916 Twin Kiddies Actor Jasper Hunt N/A
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1916 Little Mary Sunshine Actor Bob Daley 59
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1915 The Maid of the Wild Actor David Graham N/A
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1915 In Humble Guise Actor Ned N/A
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1915 The Nemesis Actor N/A
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1915 Who Pays? Actor Karl Hurd N/A
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1914 The Coveted Heritage Actor The Priest N/A
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1914 The Test of Manhood Actor Harry Wentworth - John's Son N/A
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1914 Nerve Actor Julius Booth N/A
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1914 The Unexpected Actor Dave Parks N/A
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1913 The Tenderfoot Hero Actor Tom Milford N/A
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Directing
1962 Tender Is the Night Directing Director 58
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1959 Beloved Infidel Directing Director 59
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1959 This Earth Is Mine Directing Director 59
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1958 The Bravados Directing Director 60
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1957 The Sun Also Rises Directing Director 59
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1956 Carousel Directing Director 58
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1955 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Directing Director 59
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1955 Untamed Directing Director 59
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1953 King of the Khyber Rifles Directing Director 59
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1952 The Snows of Kilimanjaro Directing Director 59
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1952 O. Henry's Full House Directing Director 59
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1952 Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Directing Director 58
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1951 David and Bathsheba Directing Director 58
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1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain Directing Director 59
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1950 The Gunfighter Directing Director 62
Fair
1949 Twelve O'Clock High Directing Director 61
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1949 Prince of Foxes Directing Director 59
Average
1948 Deep Waters Directing Director 59
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1947 Captain from Castile Directing Director 59
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1946 Margie Directing Director 59
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1945 A Bell for Adano Directing Director 58
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1944 Wilson Directing Director 58
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1943 The Song of Bernadette Directing Director 60
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1942 The Black Swan Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Remember the Day Directing Director 59
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1941 A Yank in the R.A.F. Directing Director 58
Average
1940 Chad Hanna Directing Director 59
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1940 Maryland Directing Director 59
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1940 Little Old New York Directing Director 58
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1939 Stanley and Livingstone Directing Director 59
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1939 Jesse James Directing Director 59
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1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band Directing Director 59
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1938 In Old Chicago Directing Director 59
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1937 Seventh Heaven Directing Director 59
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1936 Lloyd's of London Directing Director 59
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1936 Ramona Directing Director 58
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1936 The Country Doctor Directing Director 59
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1935 Way Down East Directing Director 58
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1935 One More Spring Directing Director 59
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1934 Marie Galante Directing Director 58
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1934 Carolina Directing Director N/A
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1933 I Loved You Wednesday Directing Director 58
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1933 State Fair Directing Director 59
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1932 The Woman in Room 13 Directing Director N/A
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1931 Over the Hill Directing Director 59
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1930 Lightnin' Directing Director 58
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1930 The Eyes of the World Directing Director N/A
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1930 Hell Harbor Directing Director 59
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1929 She Goes to War Directing Director 59
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1928 The Woman Disputed Directing Director 59
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1927 The Magic Flame Directing Director 58
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1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth Directing Director 59
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1926 Partners Again Directing Director N/A
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1925 Stella Dallas Directing Director 59
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1925 Any Woman Directing Director N/A
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1925 Sackcloth and Scarlet Directing Director N/A
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1924 Romola Directing Director 59
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1923 The White Sister Directing Director 59
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1923 The Bond Boy Directing Director N/A
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1923 Fury Directing Director N/A
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1922 Sonny Directing Director N/A
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1922 The Seventh Day Directing Director 59
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1921 Tol'able David Directing Director 59
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1921 The Mistress of Shenstone Directing Director N/A
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1921 When We Were Twenty-One Directing Director N/A
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1920 One Hour Before Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1919 23 1/2 Hours' Leave Directing Director N/A
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1919 Six Feet Four Directing Director 59
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1919 A Sporting Chance Directing Director 58
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1919 Brass Buttons Directing Director N/A
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1919 Where the West Begins Directing Director N/A
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1918 The Ghost of Rosy Taylor Directing Director 59
Average
1918 Up Romance Road Directing Director N/A
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1918 Social Briars Directing Director N/A
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1918 Hearts or Diamonds? Directing Director N/A
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1918 Powers That Prey Directing Director N/A
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1918 Beauty and the Rogue Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mate of the Sally Ann Directing Director N/A
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1917 A Game of Wits Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Bride's Silence Directing Director N/A
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1917 Souls in Pawn Directing Director N/A
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1916 Twin Kiddies Directing Director N/A
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1916 Little Mary Sunshine Directing Director 59
Average
1915 The Nemesis Directing Director N/A
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1915 Who Pays? Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1951 I'd Climb the Highest Mountain Writing Screenplay 59
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1922 Sonny Writing Adaptation N/A
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1922 Sonny Writing Screenplay N/A
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1921 Tol'able David Writing Writer 59
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1915 Who Pays? Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1930 Lightnin' Production Producer 58
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1929 She Goes to War Production Executive Producer 59
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1925 Sackcloth and Scarlet Production Producer N/A
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1923 The White Sister Production Producer 59
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1922 Sonny Production Producer N/A
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1922 The Seventh Day Production Producer 59
Average
1921 Tol'able David Production Producer 59
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