Willard Van Dyke
1906 - 1986 (age 79) • Directing
Willard Van Dyke
Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course.
Known For
The River
57%
Director of Photography
1938
The City
60%
Director
1939
Skyscraper
72%
Director
1959
Hands
64%
Director
1934
Journey Into Medicine
67%
Director
1947
The Photographer
85%
Director of Photography
1948
To Hear Your Banjo Play
45%
Producer
1947
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
75%
Director
1940
Birth of a Nation
70%
Self
1997
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
84%
Self (archive footage)
1986
The Year's Work
Director
The Bridge
Director
The Bridge
Producer
The American Negro
Producer
1963
Land of White Alice
Director
1960
Skyscraper
72%
Director
1959
Skyscraper
72%
Producer
1959
Mayo florido
Director
1956
The One with White Shanks
Director
1955
The Lonely Night
80%
Producer
1954
The Lonely Night
80%
Director of Photography
1954
American Frontier
100%
Director
1953
American Frontier
100%
Producer
1953
This Charming Couple
Director
1950
The Photographer
85%
Director of Photography
1948
The Photographer
85%
Director
1948
Journey Into Medicine
67%
Director
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
45%
Producer
1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
45%
Director
1947
Steel Town
Director
1944
Youth Gets a Break
70%
Camera Operator
1941
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
75%
Director
1940
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
75%
Writer
1940
Tall Tales
Director
1940
The Children Must Learn
60%
Director
1940
The City
60%
Director
1939