King Vidor

About

American writer, director, producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned almost seven decades.

Before Fame

He survived the Galveston Hurricane.

Trivia

He won eight international film awards and was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar.

Family Life

He married his first wife Florence Vidor in 1915, then Eleanor Boardman in 1926, and lastly Elizabeth Hill Vidor in 1937.

Associated With

He entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the film director with the longest career. Ranulph Fiennes was listed as the world's greatest living explorer.