Happy Birthday, Victor Fleming! Born today in 1889 as Victor Lonzo Fleming, this American cinematographer, producer and film director was one of Hollywood's most popular directors during the 1930s.
Most notably, this included the 1937 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer black and white drama/adventure film 'Captains Courageous'.
Most notably, this included the 1937 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer black and white drama/adventure film 'Captains Courageous'.
Fleming's most popular films were the 1939 American black and white/Technicolor musical fantasy/adventure film 'The Wizard of Oz' and the epic 1939 American Technicolor historical romance drama/history film 'Gone with the Wind'.
For the latter, Fleming won an Oscar for Best Director at the 12th Academy Awards in late February 1940. The film also won eight more Oscars, including Best Picture.
Fleming has both of the aforementioned films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list.
Fleming has both of the aforementioned films listed in the top 10 of the American Film Institute's 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list.
Fleming had been active from 1910–1949.
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