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Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American actor and film director. Widely considered one of the finest and most successful filmmakers of his era, King was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director, and directed seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Henry King
Born	(1886-01-24)January 24, 1886 Christiansburg, Virginia, United States[1]
Died	June 29, 1982(1982-06-29) (aged 96) Toluca Lake, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, film director
Spouse(s)	Gypsy Abbott ​ ​ (m. 1915; died 1952)​ Ida ​ (m. 1959)​ (died 2001)
Children	3
Relatives	Louis King (brother)

Biography

Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres and first started to take small film roles in 1912. Between 1913 and 1925, he appeared as an actor in approximately sixty films. He directed for the first time in 1915 and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and '30s. He was twice 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 excellence of cinematic achievements every year, and was the last surviving founder. He directed more than 100 films in his career.

In 1955, King was awarded The George Eastman Award,[2] given by the George Eastman House for distinguished contribution to the art of film.

During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, Texas, 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.

Henry King died of a heart attack while asleep at his home. He was 96 years old.[3] King was interred with his second wife Ida Davis in the Davis King family plot at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa, Florida.

Partial filmography

Director

Actor

Academy Awards

Year	Award	Film	Result
1943	Best Director	The Song of Bernadette	Nominated
1944	Best Director	Wilson	Nominated

References

External links

• Henry King at Find a Grave
• Henry King at IMDb
• Forgotten By Fox: Henry King of the Khyber Rifles

На других языках

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- [en] Henry King (director)

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[es] Henry King

Henry King (Christiansburg, 24 de enero de 1886 – Toluca Lake, 29 de junio de 1982) fue un director de cine estadounidense. Afamado ya en la época del cine mudo, logró adecuarse muy bien al sonoro (y al color), convirtiéndose en un director de referencia.

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[ru] Кинг, Генри

Генри Кинг (англ. Henry King; 24 января 1886 — 29 июня 1982) — американский актёр и кинорежиссёр. Обладатель премии «Золотой Глобус» за режиссуру фильма «Песня Бернадетт» (1943 год). Известен плодотворным творческим сотрудничеством с актёрами Тайроном Пауэром и Грегори Пеком, а также экранизациями нескольких произведений Э. Хемингуэя.

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